The first 7 days

Since our family wanted to follow the traditional Chinese mourning period and do the traditional Chinese "altar" at home, after the 7 days, that little "altar" was moved to a Buddhist temple yesterday. It was just across the street from us. I used to go there when I was kid during Chinese New Year.

Anyway, so the entirely family at the designated time carried one piece of the 'altar' over to the temple. Picture that was hung at the funeral hall, flowers, candles, the traditional "dai" and "hao" the immediate family members wore during the funeral. These last things are to be burn at the end of the 21-day mourning. The period of 3-7. The 21 days.

At the temple, we burn more stuff to grandma. Prayer by a Buddhist monk we knew for over 40 some years. At the end of the ceremony, we all received a little red pocket. It has to be in RED colour. White for dead, RED for good luck and the red pocket should not be given away until you opened it and out of the temple area. Too many rituals. Too much paper wasted.