Important Dates in Chinese Custom for Gui Si Snake Year 2013 (癸巳年農曆習俗相關日期)

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From Jan - Apr 2013 (國曆01月-04月)
 

19 Jan 2013 (8 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月初八):

 

Taoist La Ba Festival (Consuming of Eight Treasure Congee)

道教臘八聖節

27 Jan 2013 (16 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月十六):

Thanksgiving Day aka Wei Ya

尾牙﹐又稱答謝神恩日

03 Feb 2013 (23 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿三):

Sending off Kitchen Deity for Official or Royal Families

官戶送灶神 

04 Feb 2013 (24 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿四):

Sending off Kitchen Deity for Normal Families

民戶送灶神

04 Feb 2013 (24 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿四):

Li Chun Day of Gui Si Year - Spring Arrival

癸巳年立春日 (子時/00:19hours)

05 Feb 2013 (25 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿五):

Jade Emperor of Heaven doing Inspection on the Mortal Realm

玉皇大天尊巡視人間

06 Feb 2013 (26 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿六):

Spring Cleaning starts

清屯掃除開始

08 Feb 2013 (28 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿八):

Star Lord Nan Bei Dou descending into the Mortal Realm for Inspection on Individual Credits & Merits. A Day for All Taoists & Chinese to do Self-reflection and New-year Resolution.

南北斗星君下凡注福厄

Spring Cleaning Ends

清屯掃除結束

09 Feb 2013 (Eve of Lunar New Year 農曆十二月廿九):

Reunion for the Family

大年夜﹐慶團員

Paying Respect to Deities & Ancestors

奉神祭祖保平安

Request Blessing for Elderly at Home

求壽祈福父母恩

Request Blessing for the Country

國泰民安樂安康

Ushering in the Star Lord of Prosperity, Fortune & Longevity

恭迎福祿壽三星

10 Feb 2013 (農曆正月元旦):

First Day of Gui Si Lunar Year

癸巳年

13 Feb 2013 (4 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初四):

Usher Back the Kitchen Deity

恭迎灶神返家宅

14 Feb 2013 (5 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初五):

Inviting or Ushering the Deity of Wealth

恭迎財神到我家

16 Feb 2013 (7 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初七):

Birthday of all Living Beings

乾坤萬靈生辰日 (人日)

17 Feb 2013 (8 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初八):

Hokkien Preparing to Celebrate the Manifestation Anniversary of Jade Emperor of Heaven (starts at 11.00Pm)

天公聖誕拜天公

18 Feb 2013 (9 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初九):

Manifestation Anniversary of Jade Emperor of Heaven

玉皇大天尊萬壽

19 Feb 2013 (10 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初十):

Earth Deity distributing of Wealth

福德正神賜財日

22 Feb 2013 (13 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月十三):

Hokkien to consume Preserve-vege with Congee after 9.00Pm, to request for Good Health and Luck

福建籍﹐吃夜糜配鹹菜

23 Feb 2013 (14 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月十四):

Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka will Celebrate Yuan Xiao Festival after 8.00Pm.

These 3 Clans will visit Temples to request for Blessing.

潮﹐粵及客籍慶元宵

24 Feb 2013 (15 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月十五):

Shang Yuan Day & Yuan Xiao Festival

上元日/元宵節

The Manifestation Anniversary of Heavenly Lord of Heavenly Realm

上元天官大帝千秋

Or being known as the Inspection Day of Heavenly Lord of Heavenly Realm

上元天官大帝校考日

05 Mar 2013 (24 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月廿四):

Awakening Day for the Earth

驚螫日 (酉時/18:19hours)

07 Mar 2013 (26 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月廿六):

Taoist Wealth Deity opening of Wealth Coffer

當年財神總管開財庫

12 Mar 2013 (1 Day of Lunar 2 Month 農曆二月初一):

Lord of Sun Inspecting the World

太陽星君昇殿朝

13 Mar 2013 (2 Day of Lunar 2 Month 農曆二月初二):

First Ya of Gui Si Year

頭牙祭

Manifestation Anniversary of Earth Deity

福德正神聖誕

14 Mar 2013 (3 Day of Lunar 2 Month 農曆二月初三):

Manifestation Anniversary of Lord Wen Chang - The Academic Deity of Taoism

道教文昌帝君聖誕

04 Apr 2013 (24 Day of Lunar 2 Month 農曆二月廿四):

The Actual Day of Qing Ming

清明節正日