Edward W

Chinese electional astrology: Hair cutting

小兒剃頭吉日Auspicious days for shaving the heads of children

transcribed From the 永經堂 almanac, Hong Kong. Previously published here https://x.com/edwardW2/status/1201214686353645568/photo/1

初三懽。 3rd [day of Lunar month] : Joy

初四富貴 4th: wealth

初五飲食 5th: food and drink

初七大吉 7th: Auspicious

初八長命 8th: long life

初九吉 9th: auspicious

初十識祿 10th: ascent to rank

十一聰明 11th: intelligence

十二大吉 12th: most auspicious

十四得財 14th: get wealth

十五大吉 15th most auspicious

[ no 16th]

十六益利 17th: Increase, profit

[no entry for 18th]

十九吉慶 19th: joy, celebration

[no entry for 20th, 21st]

二十二吉 22nd: auspicious

二十三大吉 23rd most auspicious

二十五財富 25th: wealth and fortune

二十六祥瑞 26th: An auspicious omen

二十九吉祥 29th: Auspicious.

忌丁火日。初五日。剃胎頭主面黑。三十日剃頭主兒夭壽。 “Inauspicious: Ding-fire days, the 5th of the month; the child will have a dark face. Shaving the head on the 30th of the month: the child will die young”