Chinese almanac: December 1999
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/24 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | None |
| Dec 2 | 10/25 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a well, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Buying property, Placing a bed |
| Dec 3 | 10/26 | Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Installing a door, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Making nets, Haircut | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Burial, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Planting, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam |
| Dec 4 | 10/27 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting | Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Digging a well, Building a stove, Thanking the earth |
| Dec 5 | 10/28 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Burial | Planting, Digging a well, Buying property |
| Dec 6 | 10/29 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Acupuncture, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Trimming nails | Wedding, Breaking ground, Building a boat, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Burial, Digging a grave site, Building a stove, Opening for business |
| Dec 7 | 10/30 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Making nets, Catching pests, Hunting, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Releasing water | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business |
| Dec 8 | 11/1 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 9 | 11/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Planting, Treating illness, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Dec 10 | 11/3 | Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Clearing and cleaning, Repairs and building, Moving house, Building a boat, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | None |
| Dec 11 | 11/4 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 12 | 11/5 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a stove |
| Dec 13 | 11/6 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 14 | 11/7 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 15 | 11/8 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 16 | 11/9 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Installing machinery, Raising the roof beam, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Dec 17 | 11/10 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 18 | 11/11 | Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a bridge, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Dec 19 | 11/12 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 20 | 11/13 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 21 | 11/14 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Trading, Digging a pond | Building a bridge, Installing a door, Haircut, Building a temple, Planting, Building a stove |
| Dec 22 | 11/15 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 23 | 11/16 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, House cleaning | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Burial, Making beams, Building a boat, Installing a door |
| Dec 24 | 11/17 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Burial |
| Dec 25 | 11/18 | Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Planting | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Dec 26 | 11/19 | Burial, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Nothing else |
| Dec 27 | 11/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Building a stove, Sculpting and painting, Funeral procession, Lawsuits, Felling trees, Burial |
| Dec 28 | 11/21 | Haircut, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Placing a bed, Planting | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Thanking the earth, Digging a well, Roofing, Visiting the sick |
| Dec 29 | 11/22 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 30 | 11/23 | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Hanging a sign, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Opening for business, Building a stove, Buying property, Making beams, Felling trees |
| Dec 31 | 11/24 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
The almanac is a traditional way of choosing dates, kept here as culture. It isn’t a scientific finding, and shouldn’t decide medical, legal or financial matters.