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for they already occupied themselves with him when they came to console him during the Festival. The general principle with regard to the matter is as follows: Any activity that is prohibited to the mourner because it is an expression of mourning is interrupted by the Festival and remains prohibited
If he buries his relative 3 days before the end of the Festival, the mourner must count 7 days of mourning after the Festival because his mourning never began. On the first 4 days of his mourning, the public must occupy themselves with him and come to console him. On the 3 last days, however, the
With regard to the statement of the baraita that the Festival counts toward the 30-day period of mourning: What, is it not referring to the latter clause of that baraita, which speaks about a case where the burial was performed during the Festival itself? If this is the case, then a refutation of Ra
Abaye raised an objection to Rava’s opinion from another baraita, in which it was taught: A pilgrimage Festival counts toward the 30-day period of mourning. How so? If one buried his dead relative at the beginning of a pilgrimage Festival, he must count 7 days of mourning after the Festival, and du
When Ravin came from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia, he said that R' Yoḥanan said: Even if one buried his dead relative during the Festival, the Festival counts toward his 30-day period of mourning. And, similarly, R' Elazar ruled for R' Pedat, his son: Even if one buried his dead relative during the F