Chinese almanac: March 2018
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 1/14 | 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 |
| Mar 2 | 1/15 | Building a stove, Levelling roads | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Burial, Installing a door, Nothing else |
| Mar 3 | 1/16 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Thanking the gods, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Setting up incense, Building a temple, Hanging a sign, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Receiving money, Felling trees, Releasing water, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock, Ritual bathing, Installing a door | Roofing, Planting, Burial, Building a stove |
| Mar 4 | 1/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Thanking the gods, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Clearing and cleaning, Fishing, Catching pests, Felling trees, Installing a door, Moving the household altar out | Planting, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Building a stove |
| Mar 5 | 1/18 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Clearing and cleaning, Planting, Felling trees, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial | Opening for business, Trading, Building a stove, Receiving money, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building a boat |
| Mar 6 | 1/19 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Wedding |
| Mar 7 | 1/20 | Betrothal gifts, Trading, Signing a deed, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Burial, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Building a stove |
| Mar 8 | 1/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Setting up a loom, Clearing and cleaning, Treating illness, Erecting a headstone, Planting, Raising livestock, Digging a well, Digging a pond | Wedding, Setting pillar bases, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Mar 9 | 1/22 | Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Adding to the household, Training oxen and horses, Haircut | Moving into a new home, Roofing, Raising pillars, Burial |
| Mar 10 | 1/23 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Moving the household altar out, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin | Opening for business, Trading, Making bed curtains, Burial |
| Mar 11 | 1/24 | Coming-of-age rite, Signing a deed, Trading, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 12 | 1/25 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Signing a deed, Trading, Coming-of-age rite, Receiving money | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Digging a grave site |
| Mar 13 | 1/26 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Blocking holes, Raising livestock | Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession, Installing a door |
| Mar 14 | 1/27 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Acupuncture, Meeting family and friends, Haircut, Placing a bed, Building a storehouse, Making nets | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Planting |
| Mar 15 | 1/28 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Buying property | Opening for business, Roofing, Treating illness, Building a stove |
| Mar 16 | 1/29 | Wedding, Making carts, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking in livestock, Haircut, Making one’s own coffin |
| Mar 17 | 2/1 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Betrothal gifts, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed, Wedding, Opening for business |
| Mar 18 | 2/2 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 19 | 2/3 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Digging a grave site | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Building a bridge, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress |
| Mar 20 | 2/4 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a boat, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Mar 21 | 2/5 | Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household, Planting, Catching pests, Acupuncture | Receiving money, Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Mar 22 | 2/6 | Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Setting up scaffolding, Installing a door, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Betrothal gifts, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Trading |
| Mar 23 | 2/7 | Cutting cloth, Setting up a loom, Felling trees, Cutting mortises, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well |
| Mar 24 | 2/8 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Signing a deed, Trading, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Adding to the household | Planting, Breaking ground, Burial, Digging a well, Repairing a grave, Visiting the sick |
| Mar 25 | 2/9 | House cleaning, Blocking holes, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 26 | 2/10 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Placing a bed, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Making nets, Planting, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up a loom | Building a stove, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Mar 27 | 2/11 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Moving a coffin | Breaking ground, Building a stove, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed |
| Mar 28 | 2/12 | Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving a coffin, Repairing a grave, Burial, Thanking the earth, Planting, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Releasing water, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone | Taking up a post |
| Mar 29 | 2/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Catching pests, Fishing, Making nets, Hunting, Haircut | Placing a bed, Wedding, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 30 | 2/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 31 | 2/15 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Adding to the household, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Making nets, Fishing, Hunting | Making beams, Building a temple |
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.