The third or either fourth day of the ceremony is the final day of the dead and it's the day most of the relatives will come for a last visitation. On this day the family will ceremonially ax some cows and buffaloes to death. There are two reasons Hmong kill cattle during a funeral. The Hmong believe these cattle will go with the dead body to his or her home after death and when he or she gets home, he or she will trade others and himself. The second reason to kill cows and buffaloes is for food for the visitors.
Some visitors can go home with beef.
During the days of the dead person hanging outside, many people are having mournful words and other conversations. Hmong people never operate any dead body at all except in the United states where Hmong have no choice and no freedom to stop from cutting their dead cousins. Hmong believe that even if the person is dead, the spirit is still alive and can eat things like human beings. The spouse must do that at least three times before he or she forgets the rest.