Chinese almanac: October 2001
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 8/15 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Burial, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Digging a well |
| Oct 2 | 8/16 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge | Building a temple, Funeral procession, Burial, Felling trees, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Oct 3 | 8/17 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Planting, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Installing a door, Repairs and building | Temple rites, Wedding, Funeral procession, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Oct 4 | 8/18 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey |
| Oct 5 | 8/19 | Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Building a toilet, Planting, Raising livestock, Meeting family and friends | Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Digging a channel, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Rites and offerings |
| Oct 6 | 8/20 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Installing a door, Raising livestock, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Wedding, Visiting the sick |
| Oct 7 | 8/21 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Oct 8 | 8/22 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 9 | 8/23 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Receiving money, Raising livestock | Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Oct 10 | 8/24 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Installing a door |
| Oct 11 | 8/25 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 12 | 8/26 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Buying property, Planting | Wedding, Building a stove, Repairing a grave, Installing a door, Moving into a new home, Erecting a headstone, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Oct 13 | 8/27 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Cutting cloth, Haircut, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Releasing water, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Trimming nails, House cleaning | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Meeting family and friends, Digging a well, Installing a door, Planting |
| Oct 14 | 8/28 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Receiving money, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, Felling trees, Making beams, Funeral procession, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Oct 15 | 8/29 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Felling trees, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving the household altar out, Demolition | Burial, Repairing a grave, Building a stove, Digging a grave site, Building a temple, Breaking ground, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| Oct 16 | 8/30 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 17 | 9/1 | Building an animal shelter, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 18 | 9/2 | Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 19 | 9/3 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Preparing one’s own grave, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 20 | 9/4 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 21 | 9/5 | Wedding, Praying for children, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Receiving money, Making nets, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Meeting family and friends | Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Felling trees, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Installing a door, Haircut |
| Oct 22 | 9/6 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed | Taking in livestock, Felling trees, Buying property, Making beams, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| Oct 23 | 9/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money | Burial, Opening for business, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| Oct 24 | 9/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Placing a bed, Burial |
| Oct 25 | 9/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Building a stove, Trimming nails, Patching a wall, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Consecrating an image, Planting |
| Oct 26 | 9/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter | Felling trees, Funeral procession, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Burial, Digging a channel |
| Oct 27 | 9/11 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession, Lawsuits, Building a bridge, Building a stove, Digging a grave site, Breaking ground |
| Oct 28 | 9/12 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Repairing a grave, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Thanking the earth, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 29 | 9/13 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Building an animal shelter, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Starting school, Burial |
| Oct 30 | 9/14 | Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Rites and offerings, Buying property, Patching a wall, Blocking holes |
| Oct 31 | 9/15 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Digging a well, Haircut, Felling trees, Trading, Opening for business, Building a stove |
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.