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Dear Anon,

1. So far, there is any mentioned anywhere that keeping family pictures/portaits in the bedroom is bad.

2. Ideally, often, a picture of both the married couples (especially a selected wedding photo is placed on a photo frame and placed on a side table or some hang it on the wall (above the headrest) of the bed.

3. It is still acceptable to have photos of the family e.g. the children with the parents in the bedroom.

4. Usually for pictures/portrait of the deceased relatives, it is usually not placed in the bedroom. Especially so, if the eyes of the deceased has been "painted" in a ceremony.

What is "painted" eyes?

This is where, when someone dies, and if a family would like to worship their `ancestor'. For example, their father or mother.

Sometime during the funeral ceremony, for example, the eldest son would carry the picture of his father on his back. The `Master of Ceremony' would then use a Chinese brush with black paint to paint the `eyes' of the picture.

Here, this is symbolic of giving the portait or picture, `eyes' to see.

5. Thus if one has a picture or portait with `painted' eyes, it is the custom not to place the picture/portait in the bedroom.

Here, the bedroom is considered a `dirty' place. This range from one may most likely change their clothes etc... It is thus considered disrespectful to let a `family' member see one...

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

On 5/1/00 11:41:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
>Dear cecil,
>
>Is keeping family
>pictures/portraits in the
>bedroom bad? Tanks.