Chinese almanac: March 2012
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 2/9 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Preparing one’s own grave, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Making one’s own coffin | Opening for business, Wedding, Placing a bed, Meeting family and friends, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Raising the roof beam |
| Mar 2 | 2/10 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Making nets, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial, Moving a coffin, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 3 | 2/11 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Building a stove, Making nets, Planting | Wedding, Lawsuits, Funeral procession, Burial, Raising livestock, Felling trees, Making beams, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter |
| Mar 4 | 2/12 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Receiving money, Digging a well, Meeting family and friends | Moving into a new home, Burial, Felling trees, Making beams, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Building a stove |
| Mar 5 | 2/13 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Thanking the gods, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Installing a door | Planting, Burial |
| Mar 6 | 2/14 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Building a storehouse | Building a stove, Consecrating an image, Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 7 | 2/15 | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Thanking the gods, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Taking up a post, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Raising pillars | Building a stove, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Planting |
| Mar 8 | 2/16 | Rites and offerings, House cleaning, Blocking holes | Planting, Building a stove, Burial, Wedding |
| Mar 9 | 2/17 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Demolition, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Building a storehouse, Roofing, Trading, Clearing and cleaning, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Mar 10 | 2/18 | Coming-of-age rite, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Levelling roads, Repairing walls | Roofing, Building a stove, Treating illness, Visiting the sick |
| Mar 11 | 2/19 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Repairs and building, Setting up a mill, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Hanging a sign, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Releasing water | Planting, Felling trees |
| Mar 12 | 2/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Cutting mortises, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out | Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove |
| Mar 13 | 2/21 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 14 | 2/22 | Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Demolition, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Building a storehouse, Adding to the household | Consecrating an image, Shipping goods |
| Mar 15 | 2/23 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Placing a bed, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Praying for children, Installing a door | Wedding, Planting, Felling trees, Burial |
| Mar 16 | 2/24 | Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Receiving money | Building a stove, Opening for business, Burial, Making beams |
| Mar 17 | 2/25 | Rites and offerings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Demolition, Laying foundations, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Building a temple, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Starting school, Learning a craft, Setting out on a journey, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Digging a well, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees | Building a stove, Burial, Opening for business, Roofing |
| Mar 18 | 2/26 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Setting up a loom, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a dike, Building a storehouse, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 19 | 2/27 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Planting |
| Mar 20 | 2/28 | Blocking holes, Nothing is favoured | Installing a door, Building a stove, Burial, Wedding |
| Mar 21 | 2/29 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for children, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Building a storehouse, Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Praying for blessings, Setting up a loom, Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Starting school, Haircut, Setting up scaffolding | Setting out on a journey, Temple rites, Burial, Wedding |
| Mar 22 | 3/1 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Burial | Planting, Roofing, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 23 | 3/2 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Making an agreement, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Installing machinery, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Starting school, Setting out on a journey, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Signing a deed, Setting up a loom | Felling trees, Making beams |
| Mar 24 | 3/3 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Demolition, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Praying for children, Starting school, Haircut, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Taking up a post | Installing a door |
| Mar 25 | 3/4 | Rites and offerings, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 26 | 3/5 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Signing a deed, Trading, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Temple rites, Burial |
| Mar 27 | 3/6 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household | Wedding, Funeral procession, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Haircut, Raising livestock, Burial, Taking in livestock, Felling trees |
| Mar 28 | 3/7 | Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household | Buying property, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Making beams, Building a stove, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Mar 29 | 3/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Making bed curtains, Opening for business, Burial, Encoffining |
| Mar 30 | 3/9 | Placing a bed, Felling trees, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Signing a deed, Trading, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Mar 31 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Meeting family and friends, Training oxen and horses, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
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.