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What is an old almanac?

The Old Yellow Calendar is a combination of the Lunar Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar with Zhouyi and heavenly stems and earthly branches, which can be used to choose auspicious days for marriage, ground breaking, travel and business opening. The Gregorian calendar is based on the China lunar calendar, and contains many calendars indicating good or bad luck for a day.

Sacrifice: refers to the worship of ancestors and gods.

Burial: Hold a burial ceremony.

Marriage: the day of marriage.

Travel: Traveling abroad, etc.

Blessing: Pray for the gods to bless what may be wished.

Breaking ground: When building a house, hoes were first used for digging.

Anbed: refers to placing a bed.

Opening: After the Buddha statue is shaped, it is enshrined in the upper position.

Nakai: When she got engaged, she got an engagement fee.

Embarrassment: put the body in the coffin.

Relocation: move, relocate.

Breaking ground: refers to burying the dead.

Clear: clean the room.

Move into a house: move into a new home.

Build: repair and build houses.

Planting: planting crops.

Opening: The store is open for business.

Move: Move the coffin.

Engagement: a kind of engagement ceremony, commonly known as small engagement.

Demolition: Demolition of houses.

Filing: signing various contracts to buy and sell each other.

Transaction: sign various sales contracts with each other.

Seeking an heir: pray to the gods for future generations.

Beam: a beam house.

Collecting money: buying a house, purchasing goods, collecting accounts, collecting rent, collecting debts, lending, and warehousing grain.

Began to lay the foundation: when building, digging with a hoe for the first time.

Fasting: a fasting ceremony held before the temple was built.

Appointment: take office.

Coronation: a rite of passage for men and women who have reached the age of 20.

Anmen: Place the front door frame.