It’s already the start of the second quarter of the year 2009. For many couples who are planning a wedding this year, most would’ve already found their auspicious wedding dates and would be in the midst of their preparations to host their happy occasion. For those who are planning to get married in 2010, it’s time to start finding auspicious wedding or marriage dates in 2010.

Couples have a choice to consult a feng shui expert to do a detailed calculation using the couple’s personal information, which can also include those of the parents. For those who wish to find out the generally acccepted good dates or auspicious dates for a wedding, you can refer to the charts below.

The auspicious wedding dates in 2010 are listed by month, and for your convenience the days are provided as well. Most couples prefer to have their weddings on a weekend, so I’ve also highlighted the auspicious dates which fall on a weekend.

For further detailed checks on which of these auspicious dates are best for you, you may want to go ahead and get the help of an expert.

Auspicious dates for first half of 2010

Auspicious dates for second half of 2010

The above auspicious dates are from Chinese Fortune Calendar’s website.

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Auspicious wedding or marriage dates for 2010

It’s the time of the year where many happy couples are on cloud nine as they journey along their paths together, to be brought together by marriage. For many Chinese couples, the most important first step to start their wedding planning is to set their wedding date by determining an auspicious date for their marriage. There are many ways to find that most auspicious wedding date in 2009.

For those who want to settle for any auspicious date in the year, they can just get hold of the Chinese almanac and look out for good dates in 2009, or more specifically, recommended dates for marriage in 2009. Alternatively, you can also decide on your preferred dates for marriage and check them up in the 2009 Chinese almanac to see if they are auspicious wedding dates. If you do not have a copy of the almanac, don’t fret, you can check it out for free online at Chinese Fortune Calendar. This tool is really cool, just pick the year and month of your choice, the time zone you’re in and what the occasion is. You’ll immediately get some auspicious dates for your intended event!

The Chinese almanac is available for purchase offline and online these days. You can head over to check out Dragon-Gate.com’s Chinese daily almanac. There’s also a full 2009 almanac available for purchase if you like what you see. It is a little pricy compared to what I’ve seen on other sites. But I am quite impressed with the comprehensiveness of this almanac as it shows the auspicious and inauspicious hour by zodiac sign on a daily basis.

For those who prefer to be more detailed, they may want to engage an expert to do special calculations on the date of birth of the bride and groom as well as both sides of the parents to make sure that they do not have any clashes on the date and timing of the actual wedding ceremony. By doing this, they will have an auspicious wedding date that is customised to the couple. The only down side to this is that the auspicious marriage date may not fall on a weekend where people normally prefer to host their wedding. However, there are normally a few auspicious dates given and you can choose the one that best suits your needs. If you do not want to engage someone to do this but still want to be as detailed as possible in determining your most auspicious wedding date in 2009, you can check out what Chinese Fortune Calendar has to offer in its 300-Year Chinese Farmer’s Calendar Software to help you do all this by yourself.

I hope the resources above are useful in helping you find the most auspicious and good wedding dates in 2009 for your happy marriage!

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How to find auspicious wedding dates in 2009

Seeing that Chinese New Year is just two weeks away, here are some tips on what the Chinese believe to be customary do’s and don’ts to usher in the new year with the best luck on your side. This list is not exhaustive because I believe there are many do’s and don’ts out there, and probably some contradicting views too. But this is as best a collection I’m able to find from personal grandmother tales I’ve heard and from searches on the web.

Before you check out the dos and don’ts during Chinese New Year, find out when your auspicious date to start work is, as well as what colours are auspicious to wear during the new year as well as the colours you should wear to start work.

Do’s and don’ts during Chinese New Year

Don’t sweep the floors on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Normally families will spring clean their homes before the new year arrives and on the eve of Chinese New Year itself, all brooms and dustpans are kept away. Sweeping can resume after the first day of Chinese New Year. But there is a specific way to sweep too. Sweep from the entrance of the home which is normally the door to the center of the house. The dust and rubbish that’s been swept should be kept in a corner, untouched and only to be thrown out from the backdoor of the house on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year. It is believed that to sweep the rubbish out of the front entrance on the first day of the new year is to sweep away the good luck or fortune of the family.

Pay off your debts before Chinese New Year. Any debts you may have should be paid off before the new year begins. Of course this does not mean your huge debts owed to the banks like your mortgage or car loan. If you owe someone money, make sure that you pay them off before Chinese New Year so that you start the year afresh debt free. During the period of Chinese New Year, it is also said that one should not lend out money. Likewise, you also should not borrow money during Chinese New Year.

Don’t use sharp cutting objects like knives and scissors on New Year’s day because this is believed to be cutting off your good fortune again. So keep those things tightly sealed in your drawers!

Don’t wash your hair on the first day of Chinese New Year. Some believe that you are washing away the luck on you if you do that. So, make sure you wash up nice and clean and on eve of Chinese New Year!

Don’t buy books during the 15 days of Chinese New Year. The word ‘book’ in the Chinese language sounds close to the word ‘losing’ in Chinese. You definitely do not want to start the new year losing anything. Not your fortune nor the luck you may have all year round.

People are also told that they should not buy shoes throughout the Chinese New Year. The word ’shoes’ in Chinese language sounds like the sound of a sigh. Obviously sighing is not considered a good thing to be doing as it means unhappiness. You definitely don’t want to be sighing during the new year!

Wear bright clothing during the new year. Colours like red and yellow (sometimes even gold!) are always favoured as they are considered happy and bright colours that bring in luck. Don’t ever wear black on Chinese New Year as black is considered the colour of mourning.

Greet people positively and refrain from swearing and using inauspicious words or language.

Be careful and don’t break any objects, especially breakables like glass in the home during Chinese New Year. It is considered bad luck. If something gets broken, then it is believed that one should immediately say the phrase “Flower blossoms when it touches the floor” to reverse the bad luck.

Decorate the home with auspicious objects. For example, some plants like cherry blossoms and pussy willows are favoured as they represent blooms in the home that symbolises growth. Many families also put up plastic firecracker decorations as a symbolic way to ward off evil.

Have you heard of more do’s and don’ts? Do share with the rest of us what you know so that we all benefit and have good luck and fortune in the new Year of The Ox!

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Chinese customary do’s and don’ts during Chinese New Year