What are the taboos on the first seven days? What sacrifices should be prepared on the first seven days?

Although the dead cannot be resurrected, according to folk sayings, the souls of deceased relatives will return to the world of the living on the seventh day after death, also known as the first seven days. Many customs and taboos have arisen from this. What are the taboos on the seventh day? What offerings should be prepared on the seventh day?

The first seven taboos

Taboo 1 of the First Seven Days <br/>On the seventh day, family members cannot go to the cemetery to worship the deceased. This is mainly because on this day, the evil spirits are looking for replacements. If one rashly goes to worship the deceased on this day, the deceased will be caught and used as a scapegoat.
Taboo 2 of the first seven days <br/>On the seventh day, if there are people with blindness or those who are in confinement at home, they must stay away, otherwise they will clash with the ghost. If you dream that the deceased speaks to you in your dream, you should help the deceased complete the tasks he or she asked you to do so that the deceased can rest in peace.
Taboo three of the first seven days after death <br/>On this day, the deceased returns home to pay tribute to his parents. As his relatives, you must not quarrel over trivial matters at home, as this will make the deceased feel that he has regrets in his life and refuse to reincarnate.
Taboo four of the first seven days <br/>In order for the deceased to be treated kindly by the ghost, on the night of the return of the soul, the family of the deceased needs to reward the ghost and prepare a lot of offerings, both meat and vegetarian dishes, the more the better. But among these tributes, there must not be beef, horse meat or dog meat.

What offerings should be prepared on the seventh day?

1. When preparing the seven offerings, first prepare three kinds of animals to offer to the God of Land, such as pork, rooster, fish, and wine. When paying respects to the deceased, there are five or twelve bowls of food, such as rice, rice noodles, spring onion (symbolizing abundance), leeks (eternity), dried tofu (to become a high-ranking official), celery (hardworking), fish balls, meat balls (to win the imperial examination, to become a member of parliament), meat slices, turnips (good luck), pig intestines (to give birth to a boy), chicken wings (easy to make a living), etc.
2. Other fruits, red balls, fa gao (symbolizing the reunion and prosperity of descendants), and mian tou shan (also known as descendants mountain or daughter mountain) should also be prepared. In addition, you should prepare gold and silver paper: worship the God of Land and use lucky money. Worship the dead with silver paper.