Chinese almanac: December 2015
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/20 | 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 2 | 10/21 | 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 3 | 10/22 | 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 4 | 10/23 | Betrothal gifts, Moving house, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a temple, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Digging a pond, Building a toilet | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Building a bridge, Rites and offerings |
| Dec 5 | 10/24 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Training oxen and horses, Meeting family and friends, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Burial, Digging a well, Buying property, Building a boat |
| Dec 6 | 10/25 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Moving house, Placing a bed, Felling trees, Making beams, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Opening for business, Building a temple, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 7 | 10/26 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 8 | 10/27 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 9 | 10/28 | 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 10 | 10/29 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 11 | 11/1 | 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 12 | 11/2 | 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 13 | 11/3 | 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 14 | 11/4 | 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 15 | 11/5 | 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 16 | 11/6 | 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 17 | 11/7 | 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 18 | 11/8 | 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 19 | 11/9 | 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 20 | 11/10 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 21 | 11/11 | 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 22 | 11/12 | 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 23 | 11/13 | 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 24 | 11/14 | 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 25 | 11/15 | 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 26 | 11/16 | 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 27 | 11/17 | 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 28 | 11/18 | 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 |
| Dec 29 | 11/19 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Repairing a grave, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial |
| Dec 30 | 11/20 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Carving, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Setting out on a journey, Starting school, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Building a stove, Building a temple, Building a boat, Setting up a loom |
| Dec 31 | 11/21 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Installing a door, Setting up a mill, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
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.