Can't I get married within three years after someone in my family dies? What are the taboos after someone in my family dies?

In traditional folk funeral customs, there are a series of taboos after someone dies in the family, and special attention needs to be paid. In the past, children had to observe mourning for three years after their parents died. So if someone in the family dies, you can’t get married within three years?

Can't get married within three years if someone in the family dies?

In some areas, people cannot get married within three years after an elderly person dies, and they must observe mourning for three years.
If you hold a wedding after an elderly person passes away, then you are showing little respect and care for the deceased relative. Many people now do not agree with this statement, because the elderly will not know even if you observe mourning for three years after their death. Moreover, kindness and respect for the elderly should be shown when they are alive. Show more respect and care for them.

What are the taboos when someone dies in the family?

1. It is taboo to use willow wood for coffins. According to legend, this is because willow trees do not produce seeds and people are worried about having no descendants.
2. Do not allow cats, dogs or deceased people to get close to you, because his negative energy is still there. If the negative energy of these animals blows on him, it may cause serious problems.
3. Within 100 days after the death of an immediate family member, it is best to stay at home and observe mourning. Unless necessary, do not travel, visit relatives or friends, etc., so as not to bring your sadness to others. It is best not to attend happy events, especially weddings, business openings, celebrations of the birth of a baby, etc.
4. Posting red couplets during the Spring Festival is a custom in most parts of my country. However, if a direct relative in the family dies, it is taboo to post red couplets in front of the door during the first Spring Festival.
5. In many places in the north, it is customary to dress the deceased in burial clothes before he or she dies. The deceased cannot be left naked. Therefore, in the old days, when elders reached a certain age, their children and grandchildren would often prepare burial clothes for them in the leap year so that the elders could look after them and feel at ease.