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Grandmother without grandchildren use pressurized kang?

No need.

Grandchildren need to observe filial piety when their grandmothers die. According to ancient Chinese tradition, as long as the children and grandchildren of the original family name must observe filial piety, while the children and grandchildren of the foreign family name can not observe filial piety or observe filial piety for a short period of time. The so-called children and grandchildren of the original family name refer to direct blood relatives such as sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, etc., while the children and grandchildren of the foreign family name refer to nephews, nieces, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, grandchildren and other children and grandchildren who are related by blood but not by direct blood relatives. China emphasizes filial piety, so when an old man dies, his immediate blood relatives must observe filial piety. In ancient times, the old system was that after the death of a parent or grandparent, the son or the eldest grandson would observe filial piety at home for twenty-seven months, during which time he would not be appointed to an official position, take an examination, or marry. The rest of the children and grandchildren are not included.

During the period of filial piety, the filial son must comply with the rites and do the following: (1) In the era of imperial examinations, he is not allowed to take the examination. (ii) do not conclude a marriage (do not marry do not ask for hire), husband and wife separated from the room. Grandfather died granddaughter forbidden things. (C) not to hold celebrations. Such as not to celebrate life (to do birthday), full moon or 100 days for children. Taboos for grandchildren of elderly people who have died. (D) New Year's not to friends and relatives, colleagues congratulate the New Year, and posted on the door "forgive the answer not to return to worship" note (there are in the past "broken five" party to congratulate, but do not kowtow to the). Han Chinese specializing in New Year's Eve, in the lintel of the blue lanterns on the paper hanging sign, paste blue couplets, written on the words of mourning and filial piety, such as "three years of filial piety, often with a piece of heart". If you have a door to the heart of the blue paper, the inscription "Si Qi Si Zhi, stupid loyalty and filial piety," instead of "loyalty and generosity of the family, poetry and books," and other couplets.

But today's society is generally not so filial piety, depending on the region, filial piety time belongs to between seven days and a month. It is forbidden to do anything celebratory during this time. Chinese funeral customs, is based on the time of the death of the deceased, and then with the heavenly stems and earthly branches of the calculated days and hours, but customarily we all think that the "first seven" refers to the seventh day after the death of a person. Different places have different customs for the "first seven days", but it is generally believed that the soul of the deceased will return home on the "first seven days", and family members should prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased before the soul comes back, and then they must avoid it, and the best way to avoid it is to go to bed, or hide under the quilt if they cannot sleep. The best way is to go to bed and hide under the blanket even if you can't sleep. If the spirit of the deceased sees his family, it will make him remember and affect his reincarnation as a human being.

There is also said that after death, the soul will be with the "first seven" before floating around, to the "first seven" the day of the son of time to go home, the family should burn a ladder-shaped things at home, so that the soul along the right to this trip "ladder" to heaven. Ladder" to heaven. The old man died granddaughter do.