Is it auspicious to buy a house during Qingming Festival? Feng Shui considerations for buying a house during Qingming Festival in 2017

The Qingming Festival of 2017 is coming soon. Will there be any impact on buying a house during the Qingming Festival? Is it auspicious to buy a house during Qingming Festival? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant Feng Shui do’s and don’ts.

Is it auspicious to buy a house during Qingming Festival?

General Overview

During the Qingming Festival in 2017, many people will not only go home to visit their ancestors’ graves, but may also take the opportunity to look at houses. Buying a house is a big event in life. Whether the feng shui of the house is good or not will have a great impact on our future. Therefore, choosing a good day to buy a house is also one of the factors we need to consider. According to folk customs, it is not suitable to buy a house during the Qingming Festival, as the purpose is to seek "good luck". For example, in the Pearl River Delta region in the south, people absolutely do not buy houses or cars, or engage in bulk commodity transactions during the Qingming Festival.

Auspicious day selection

According to the knowledge of Feng Shui, to choose a good day to buy a house, we can check the recent lunar calendar, and then combine the homeowner's birth date to see if there are any conflicts or taboos to choose an auspicious day. The Qingming Festival in 2017 is on April 4th. According to the lunar calendar below, it is not suitable to buy a house on the Qingming Festival. Therefore, try not to buy a house on the Qingming Festival.

Today's lunar calendar

2017-04-04 Lunar March 08 Tuesday Aries Dingyou (Rooster) Lunar March 8th

Suitable for: repairing graves, burying treasures, fasting and praying, digging wells, planting and offering sacrifices, capturing broken houses and walls

Taboo: putting up beams and erecting columns, renovating, breaking ground, buying property, breaking ground, building embankments, releasing water, opening warehouses, starting construction, signing contracts, collecting money, shipping, getting engaged, getting married, moving into a new home, installing doors and beds

Building a house, raising livestock, traveling, moving, separation, marriage, marriage proposal, construction, opening a business, business start-up, migration