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# The minhag is to cover the mirrors in the mourner's house.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 52) explains that the the minhag to cover the mirrors is based on the fact that people daven there and it is forbidden to daven in front of a mirror. He adds that the Chatom Sofer is quoted as saying that the covering of the mirrors functions in place of turning over the beds.</ref> | # The minhag is to cover the mirrors in the mourner's house.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3 p. 52) explains that the the minhag to cover the mirrors is based on the fact that people daven there and it is forbidden to daven in front of a mirror. He adds that the Chatom Sofer is quoted as saying that the covering of the mirrors functions in place of turning over the beds.</ref> | ||
# Even though the halacha is that it is permitted to sweep the floors in a house of mourning some have the minhag not to. Even those who have such a minhag can sweep before Shabbat.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia (Taniyot p. 214) cited by Mishna Brurah Tiferet 250:16</ref> | |||
==Davening== | ==Davening== | ||
