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After 49 days

One of my close relative had passed away 49 days before the last Sunday.
They say, for the 49 days, the soul of the person, who passed away, get the trials from the Great King Yama once for every 7 days for 7 times (that's 49 days) to see if the soul can go to the Buddhism paradise or to the other one.

 

This image on above is from the Dragon Ball animation.
Goku, the one with the black hair who has the ring on his head, came to the trial of the Great King Yama, the one on the desk with the book, with the god of the Earth, the green guy on the bottom left, after Goku's death in the animation.
 
In Buddhism (or most part of Japan,) for the 49 days after your family and/or relatives (depends on how close you are to the person though) passed away, you cannot go to festivals, party, travel nor visit Shinto shrines.
　
So, the 49 days is over now.  I feel like



Even after 49 days, I am still in "mo-chu" term.
That means I cannot send the greeting card for the new year saying "Happy New Year" kinda things for this coming year of 2016 nor celebrate it.  Well.  That's Japan, you know.
 

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