What day did the first seven days refer to? From the beginning or the day you died?

The first seven days are counted from the date of death, and one day is counted from the date of death.

The seventh day, the seventh day, the fifth day, the seventh day, the seventh day and the hundred days, the first week and the third week are calculated the same, counting from the date of death; It is only three days from the time of burial, and the day of burial is one day.

In ancient times, there was a system of mourning. Mourning is a constraint on the life of a dutiful son after the death of his loved one for a period of time. Only in this way can we express our condolences and thoughts for the deceased.

According to traditional customs, a baby needs to be cared for by his parents for three years after birth, and his son has to mourn for three years after his parents die.

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Burning Seven is a sacrifice day every seven days from the date of death of the deceased, which is called "the first seven days", "the last seven days", "the third seven days", "the fourth seven days", "the fifth seven days", "the sixth seven days" and "the last seven days", totaling 49 days. According to folklore, people have three souls and seven spirits. After their death, they lost one soul a year, one spirit for seven days, and seven full spirits in three years, so they have to go through the "seven periods" and the third anniversary.

It is generally believed that the soul of the deceased will go home in the first seven days. Family members should prepare a meal for the dead before their souls come back, and then they must avoid it. The best way is to sleep. If you can't sleep, you should hide under the bed. If the soul of the deceased sees his family, it will make him miss and affect his reincarnation.

It is also said that the soul will wander around before the "first seven" after death. When they go home at noon on the first seven days, their families will burn a ladder-shaped thing at home and let their souls go up to heaven along this ladder.

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