(续上)上引教导续道:众人节期中已来慰问过。总则是:属服丧者自身哀戚之事,被节期打断,节后仍禁;属众人为他费心之事,如慰问,不因节期中断,节期中照样慰问。
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……因为他们在节期中前来慰问他时,已经为他费过心了。
for they already occupied themselves with him when they came to console him during the Festival.
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此事的总则如下:凡因表示哀戚而禁止服丧者做的事,都被节期打断,节后仍须禁止。
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 afterward.
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凡属众人为服丧者费心之事,例如前来安慰、吊唁他,则不被节期打断,因为人们在节期中也会安慰服丧者。
And anything that involves the public’s occupation with the mourner, e.g., coming to the mourner to offer him comfort and condolence, is not interrupted by the Festival, for people console the mourner during the Festival as well.