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Dear Ber,

(This is not based on Feng Shui).

It is best that you should not bring your 8 month old baby to the wake or funeral.

As you have mentioned, there are cases where the baby will cry non-stop after coming home from such occasions.

There are a few situations that may help: One is to buy flowers and lime and bring it to a temple to pray. Then use a clean bowl and fill the bowl with water. Add the flowers and lime and pour it over the childs head and the rest of the body.

Remove the `waste' flowers and lime and discard it immediately.

----- My personal experience ----

Well, this is not entirely based on the same situation but I recalled when my younger brother was a child, my mother brought him to exhume my grandfather's grave as the site is due for construction of Government Housing Board flat.

I am sure what is the reason, maybe the grave diggers were not happy with the `Red packet' or money given to the grave diggers.
One of the grave diggers gave put a black button (most probably from my grandfather's burial suite on my younger brother's hand). I think he was only 2 years old.

After that, he cried non-stop. My mum had to go to the `Kuan Yim' or Goddess of Mercy Temple located at Waterloo Street/Queens Streen i.e. purchased some flowers and lemon/lime from those selling flowers outside the temple and followed the above to cleanse my brother.

For information, there is a picture of the " Goddess of Mercy " under Photo Tours of Interest (with Picture attachments) in this forum.

If you explain to your relatives properly, I think they would understand why you should not bring your child to the funeral.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil




On 9/7/99 11:43:20 AM, Ber Cardor wrote:
>Hi
>
>My great grand mother had just
>passed away
>
>I had a few questions to ask
>urgently. Can you pls kindly
>advise within this two days as
>her funeral will be soon over
>(carried out 7 days in chinese
>buddhist way of funeral)
>
>(1) can I bring my 8 month old
>baby to pay the last respect
>to my great grand mum?
>Not on that day when the
>coffin move to burn but may be
>one of these nights.
>
>Some people say better not as
>the baby may cry after the
>baby return home
>
>I actually want to bring the
>baby but on the other hand, I
>am afraid that the baby will
>really cry non-stop after
>returning home from the
>funeral.
>
>(2) If yes, What kind of
>"precaution steps" that I must
>take? E.g. used a kind of
>leaves to wash the baby after
>returning from the funeral?
>
>Thanks
>