Talk:Major Steps in Hindu Funeral Cremation Ceremony: One Year Remembrance and Ceremony
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
In the eleventh or twelfth month of the lunar calendar since the death of the relative, his sons or nephews perform a shrāddha ceremony similar to the one performed on the twelfth day. In that ceremony, he and the prior two generations of dead ancestors are offered food, and worship is performed for the welfare of their invited ātmā-s. They are said a final goodbye and requested to proceed on their onward journey. During this period of 11-12 months, the family members do not celebrate festivals or participate in weddings ostentatiously (if at all they do participate). But after this one-year post-death ceremony, the normal life routine resumes.