Chinese almanac: February 2007
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 12/14 | Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, House cleaning, Repairing a grave, Felling trees, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed | Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Raising the roof beam, Setting out on a journey |
| Feb 2 | 12/15 | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Encoffining, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household | None |
| Feb 3 | 12/16 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Feb 4 | 12/17 | Building a stove, Clearing and cleaning, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Burial, Installing a door |
| Feb 5 | 12/18 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Repairing walls, Buying property | Setting up a loom, Visiting the sick, Roofing, Building a stove, Breaking ground |
| Feb 6 | 12/19 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial, Digging a grave site | Opening for business, Temple rites |
| Feb 7 | 12/20 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, House cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Feb 8 | 12/21 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Burial, Digging a grave site | Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building a boat, Meeting family and friends |
| Feb 9 | 12/22 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Fishing, Hunting | Wedding, Installing a door, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Feb 10 | 12/23 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 11 | 12/24 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Meeting family and friends, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Installing a door, Burial |
| Feb 12 | 12/25 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Breaking ground, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 13 | 12/26 | Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 14 | 12/27 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Building a stove, Digging a well, Taking in livestock |
| Feb 15 | 12/28 | Meeting family and friends, Praying for children, Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Making nets, Catching pests, Consecrating an image | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 16 | 12/29 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Burial |
| Feb 17 | 12/30 | Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Buying property, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Consecrating an image, Visiting the sick, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Feb 18 | 1/1 | Starting school, Learning a craft, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Catching pests, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Roofing |
| Feb 19 | 1/2 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, House cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Burial |
| Feb 20 | 1/3 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Placing a bed, Planting, Treating illness, Building a stove |
| Feb 21 | 1/4 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Nothing else |
| Feb 22 | 1/5 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Moving house, Building a storehouse, Making nets, Taking in livestock | Felling trees, Building a stove, Burial, Fishing, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 23 | 1/6 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Wedding, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Setting out on a journey, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading | Burial, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove |
| Feb 24 | 1/7 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Thanking the gods, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Signing a deed, Trading, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Feb 25 | 1/8 | Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Meeting family and friends, Receiving money | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving house, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 26 | 1/9 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Thanking the earth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Erecting a headstone, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Raising the roof beam, Releasing water | Digging a well |
| Feb 27 | 1/10 | Placing a bed, Making bed curtains, Moving into a new home, Asking a bride’s name, Betrothal gifts, Praying for children, Rites and offerings, Opening a storehouse | Temple rites, Building a stove, Burial |
| Feb 28 | 1/11 | Building a stove, Levelling roads | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Burial, Installing a door, Nothing else |
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.