Originally posted by: tiny15
dear srkluvr wenever a death occurs in the house all near & dear1s of the deceased don't hold any festivities, rituals etc. till the "sutaka" is lifted.and in case even if Karvachauth cums in btn this period no married women r allowed 2 do it!! and period depends on regions traditions.
i also rem that wen 2 yrs. ago my grand mother died at that time i'd started monday's fasts a month ago i was asked not 2 keep fast & even not allowed 2 do daily "pooja" 4 16 days.in our place we do "karam" after 11 or 13 or 16 days,sumtimes it depends upon the 1s .caste's traditions . and in small towns & villages 1st festival is not celeberated even by whole village. and for family theres no celeberation 4 whole 1yr. as in india traditions, languages & water gets changed after every mile or so. though now-a-days ppl celebertae festivals but wid not much fanfare. here only exceptio is marriage which doesn't stop even if parents of bride or groom die.😊
and theres a saying" kos-2 par badle paani aur char kos par badle bani"( its not bani of show 'kasam se')😉😆😆😆