Lunar Day 26
The twenty-sixth lunar day is the toad. A day of silence, associated in tradition with vanity and wasteful spending.
What to do
The best thing you can do on this day is stay quiet and listen. Tradition advises limiting conversation, giving up the need to assert yourself and turning to simple tasks.
What to Avoid
Tradition does not recommend shopping, major spending or public speaking on the twenty-sixth lunar day. Boasting is considered especially out of place on this day.
Work and relationships
Talk less, do more: tradition advises against speeches and self-promotion. Simple work without witnesses goes well. In relationships, it helps to listen rather than to prove your point.
Home, shopping and haircuts
Tradition does not recommend shopping or major spending on this day. For haircuts the day is neutral; the Moon is waning. In the garden, root crops are planted.