Chinese almanac: December 2003
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 11/8 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, House cleaning | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Dec 2 | 11/9 | Opening for business, Receiving money, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Asking a bride’s name, Starting school, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Buying property, Digging a channel, Digging a well, Demolition, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Encoffining, Burial |
| Dec 3 | 11/10 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Buying property, Blocking holes, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Consecrating an image |
| Dec 4 | 11/11 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 5 | 11/12 | Wedding, Making carts, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Carving, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Haircut, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Returning to the hills, Installing a door, Demolition, House cleaning, Planting, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Building a temple, Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Burial |
| Dec 6 | 11/13 | Sculpting and painting, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Blocking holes, Making nets, Cutting cloth, Setting up a loom | Wedding, Opening for business, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Burial |
| Dec 7 | 11/14 | 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 8 | 11/15 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 9 | 11/16 | 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 10 | 11/17 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 11 | 11/18 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 12 | 11/19 | Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Breaking ground, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Installing a door, Planting, Building a stove, Treating illness |
| Dec 13 | 11/20 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 14 | 11/21 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Trimming nails, Placing a bed, Building a stove, House cleaning, Training oxen and horses | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Trading, Making beams |
| Dec 15 | 11/22 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Adding to the household, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Encoffining, Digging a channel |
| Dec 16 | 11/23 | Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Clearing out ants | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well |
| Dec 17 | 11/24 | Trading, Adding to the household, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 18 | 11/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Building a temple, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Visiting one’s parents, Starting school, Moving into a new home, Trading, Signing a deed, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door | Temple rites, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Dec 19 | 11/26 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Levelling roads, Felling trees, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 20 | 11/27 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Digging a well |
| Dec 21 | 11/28 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Demolition, Moving house, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Burial, Digging a grave site, Encoffining | Opening for business, Building a temple, Buying property, Digging a well |
| Dec 22 | 11/29 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Catching pests, Hunting | Preparing one’s own grave, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 23 | 12/1 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 24 | 12/2 | Placing a bed, Setting up scaffolding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Building a toilet, Hunting, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Building a stove, Installing a door, Building a bridge, Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 25 | 12/3 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Felling trees, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Planting, Building a bridge |
| Dec 26 | 12/4 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Receiving money, Adding to the household, Planting, House cleaning, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets | Meeting family and friends, Burial, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Funeral procession, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Installing a door |
| Dec 27 | 12/5 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Sculpting and painting, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Buying property, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Taking in livestock, Placing a bed, Planting, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Encoffining, Taking up a post, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Burial |
| Dec 28 | 12/6 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a storehouse, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Planting, Burial, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well |
| Dec 29 | 12/7 | Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up separate homes, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Breaking ground, Wedding, Digging a well, House cleaning, Building a bridge |
| Dec 30 | 12/8 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Setting up incense, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter | Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Dec 31 | 12/9 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Building a bridge, Planting, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Burial | Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
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.