Chinese almanac: February 2013
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 12/21 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Feb 2 | 12/22 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Starting school, Treating illness, Setting up a mill, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Making bed curtains, Moving into a new home, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Feb 3 | 12/23 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Asking a bride’s name, Trading, Receiving money, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Moving into a new home, Buying property, Wedding, Breaking ground, Planting, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Digging a grave site |
| Feb 4 | 12/24 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Acupuncture, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Breaking ground |
| Feb 5 | 12/25 | Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a channel, Moving into a new home, Rites and offerings, Digging a well |
| Feb 6 | 12/26 | Wedding, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Demolition, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Digging a well, Lawsuits |
| Feb 7 | 12/27 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Raising livestock, Sculpting and painting, Acupuncture | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Setting up separate homes, Setting up incense, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Burial, Breaking ground, Felling trees |
| Feb 8 | 12/28 | Building a stove, Clearing and cleaning, Levelling roads | Planting, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Funeral procession, Taking in livestock, Burial, Installing a door, Felling trees, Making beams, Raising livestock |
| Feb 9 | 12/29 | Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing | Nothing is favoured |
| Feb 10 | 1/1 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Haircut, Building a stove |
| Feb 11 | 1/2 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, House cleaning | Nothing else |
| Feb 12 | 1/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Hanging a sign, Digging a pond, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Building a stove, Placing a bed |
| Feb 13 | 1/4 | Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Nothing is favoured |
| Feb 14 | 1/5 | Moving house, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Hiring, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door | Wedding, Burial, Digging a grave site, Making beams, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Funeral procession, Building a stove |
| Feb 15 | 1/6 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Planting, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Rites and offerings, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Felling trees, Burial, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Taking in livestock |
| Feb 16 | 1/7 | Rites and offerings, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Setting up a loom, Felling trees, Making beams, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin | Lawsuits, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Feb 17 | 1/8 | Cutting cloth, Felling trees, Making beams, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed | Nothing is favoured |
| Feb 18 | 1/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Feb 19 | 1/10 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Raising the roof beam, Installing machinery, Placing a bed, Raising livestock, Hunting, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Roofing, Laying foundations | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Treating illness, Burial, Moving house |
| Feb 20 | 1/11 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Feb 21 | 1/12 | Making carts, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Signing a deed, Trading, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Burial, Thanking the earth | Consecrating an image, Roofing, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Planting |
| Feb 22 | 1/13 | Breaking ground, Encoffining, Wedding, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site | Opening for business, Building a stove, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Cutting cloth |
| Feb 23 | 1/14 | Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Feb 24 | 1/15 | 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 |
| Feb 25 | 1/16 | 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 |
| Feb 26 | 1/17 | 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 |
| Feb 27 | 1/18 | 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 |
| Feb 28 | 1/19 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Planting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Acupuncture, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, 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.