Chinese almanac: May 2016
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/25 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| May 2 | 3/26 | Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Opening for business, Trading, Installing machinery, Carving, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Taking in livestock, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| May 3 | 3/27 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a boat, Fishing, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Encoffining | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond |
| May 4 | 3/28 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| May 5 | 3/29 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 6 | 3/30 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Signing a deed |
| May 7 | 4/1 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| May 8 | 4/2 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| May 9 | 4/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| May 10 | 4/4 | Wedding, Trading, Signing a deed, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Hunting, Fishing, Preparing one’s own grave | Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house |
| May 11 | 4/5 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Lawsuits |
| May 12 | 4/6 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Burial | Building a stove, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Roofing |
| May 13 | 4/7 | Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Building a storehouse, Blocking holes | Wedding, Planting, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Thanking the earth |
| May 14 | 4/8 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Haircut, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock | Felling trees, Burial, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
| May 15 | 4/9 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Erecting a headstone | Building a stove, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Haircut |
| May 16 | 4/10 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a boat, Making one’s own coffin |
| May 17 | 4/11 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Burial |
| May 18 | 4/12 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial, Repairing a grave | Building a stove, Opening for business, Setting up a loom |
| May 19 | 4/13 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Digging a pond, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial | Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Cutting cloth, Moving into a new home, Wedding |
| May 20 | 4/14 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Catching pests, Nothing else | Visiting the sick, Wedding, Opening for business |
| May 21 | 4/15 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Building a storehouse, Digging a channel, Planting, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial |
| May 22 | 4/16 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Making carts, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining | Roofing, Building a bridge, Installing a door, Burial, Raising the roof beam |
| May 23 | 4/17 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Clearing out ants, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| May 24 | 4/18 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Treating illness, Making carts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Burial |
| May 25 | 4/19 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom | Opening for business, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 26 | 4/20 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Moving house, Digging a grave site, Burial, House cleaning, Levelling roads | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Building a stove |
| May 27 | 4/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Praying for children, Installing machinery, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Roofing, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding |
| May 28 | 4/22 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Catching pests, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding |
| May 29 | 4/23 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 30 | 4/24 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business, Wedding, Building a stove |
| May 31 | 4/25 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building a toilet, Digging a pond, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, 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.