Surrogate of a nengajou

Hello everybody,

I've heard that it's custom to _not_ send a nengajou to someone who's family experienced a tragedy (death of a family member). Instead, some other kind of card is sent at the beginning of the new year (Jan. 7th?).

Now, I'm wondering whether there exist some standard sentences you typically write in such a card (like there are for a nengajou).

Thanks for your help
(feel free to use kanji in your answer, if you like).

Kai

文例５ on this page fits your description but in reality, we don't even send this (surrogate) card to those who experienced a tragedy. If you want to show a sympathy, it is better to call/write to them immediately when you know the tragedy.
http://allabout.co.jp/family/ceremony/closeup/CU20030107A/in...

Hi JLady,

thank you for your answer.
In fact, I did write them in time, but I was just thinking about what to do at the end of the year - I will not send a nengajou to them this time, so I was thinking about whether such a "replacement" is in order.
Anyway, as I said, thanks for the link & the explanation.

Kai