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Certain laws of mourning continue after the seven days, until the end of the first thirty days. These include a prohibition on:
- bathing, laundering garments and wearing freshly laundered garments (without having someone else wear it first)
- haircuts or shaving for men (women may cut their hair after shiva)
- nail-cutting by means of a utensil
- getting married
- going to parties
- one may not travel far away on business trips that bring joy to a person
- When mourning for parents, there are restrictions that apply until the end of twelve months as will be explained in the following chapter.
- After seven days, the mourner may wear leather shoes, sit on regular chairs, resume marital relations, return to work and resume regular Torah study.
- He may greet others, but others should not greet him. If they do, he may return the greeting.
- He may not attend a wedding, Bar Mitzvah Bris-Milah meal or similar celebration.
- This period is over at sunrise of the morning of the thirtieth day.