Laws of Mourning After the Festival When a Relative Dies During Chol Hamoed

If one's father passed away during Chol Hamoed, what mourning practices are observed after the festival?

After the festival, one observes seven days of all the laws of Shiva. However, others are not prohibited from doing his work in their homes or in his home discreetly, and if it is a matter of loss, others are permitted to do his work in his home even publicly. If it is not possible for others to save the matter, he is permitted to do it himself even in the first three days. Therefore, his wife is allowed to wash his clothes discreetly and hang them at home, because the prohibition of washing his clothes is due to the prohibition of work. Also, people do not come to comfort him since they comforted him during the festival. (In our times, when the custom is not to comfort during the festival, they come to comfort after the festival.)

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