Shaving on the Eve of the Festival When the Festival Cancels the Thirty Days
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Question
A mourner within thirty days when the festival interrupts the thirty days, is it permitted to shave on the eve of the festival?
Answer
For all relatives, the festival cancels the thirty days, and one may cut hair and nails after the time of Mincha Ketana. For parents, one may cut nails but is forbidden to cut hair until he is reprimanded.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 548, Seif 8: "If he observed seven days and the festival occurred, it cancels the decree of thirty days. Even if the seventh day falls on the eve of the festival, it is permitted to cut hair and launder on the eve of the festival." And for one's father and mother, one must wait for reprimand as written in Shulchan Aruch there, Seif 9, and also in Yoreh De'ah, Siman 399, Seif 3 and Seif 4.
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