甲午馬年農曆習俗相關日期 Important Dates in Chinese Custom for Jia Wu Horse Year 2014

From Jan - Apr 2014 (國曆01月-04月)

08 Jan 2014 (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

16 Jan 2014 (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

23 Jan 2014 (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

24 Jan 2014 (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

25 Jan 2014 0000 Hrs (25 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿五子時):

Jade Emperor of Heaven doing Inspection on the Mortal Realm
玉皇大天尊巡視人間

26 Jan 2014 0300 Hrs starts (26 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿六寅時始):

Spring Cleaning starts
清屯掃除開始

29 Jan 2014 (28 Day of Lunar 12 Month 農曆十二月廿九):

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

30 Jan 2014 1100 – 1700 Hrs (Eve of Lunar New Year 農曆十二月卅日午時至申時):

Bidding Farewell to Gui Si She Year
癸巳蛇年辭歲

30 Jan 2014 (Eve of Lunar New Year 農曆十二月卅日):

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

31 Jan 2014 (農曆正月新正日):

First Day of Jia Wu Lunar Year
甲午馬年

03 Feb 2014 (4 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初四):

Usher Back the Kitchen Deity
恭迎灶神返家宅

04 Feb 2014 (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

Clearing of Offerings on Altar
隔開日

04 Feb 2014 (5 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初五):

Li Chun Day of Jia Wu Horse Year - Spring Arrival
甲午馬年立春日 (卯時三刻始/06:03hours onwards)

Day to start Honouring Lord Tai Sui of the Year
敬禮當年太歲星君 (卯時三刻始/06:03hours onwards)

06 Feb 2014 (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)

07 Feb 2014 2100 – 2300 Hrs (8 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初八亥時始):

Honouring of the various Star Lords
順星日

Hokkien Preparing to Celebrate the Manifestation Anniversary of Jade Emperor of Heaven (starts at 23:00 Pm)
天公聖誕拜天公

08 Feb 2014 (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

09 Feb 2014 (10 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月初十):

Earth Deity distributing of Wealth
福德正神賜財日

12 Feb 2014 (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

13 Feb 2014 (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

14 Feb 2014 (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

15 Feb 2014 (16 Day of Lunar 1 Month 農曆正月十六):

Replenishing of Spiritual Coffer/Luck
甲午馬年補運/補庫日

25 Feb 2014 (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

01 Mar 2014 (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

02 Mar 2014 (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

03 Mar 2014 (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

06 Mar 2014 (6 Day of Lunar 2 Month 農曆二月初六):

Awakening Day for the Earth
驚螫日 (子時/00:09hours)

05 Apr 2014 (6 Day of Lunar 3 Month 農曆三月初六):

The Actual Day of Qing Ming
清明節正日