Hi,
On the fast of Tishah b'Av, one should not greet others in the normal
manner of "Good morning, Hello, How are you." If one is greeted by a
person who does not know better, one should respond politely but in a
manner which indicates that the day is a day of mourning, and teach his
interlocutor about the mournful fast if possible.
One also does not give gifts on this day.
We
also minimize our comfort and dignity on the fast of Tisha b'Av, just
as a mourner cares little for his own comfort or dignity when in his
most intense grief. Therefore, there is a practice of minimizing one's
comfort while sleeping. Those who ordinarily sleep with a pillow will
sleep without a pillow that night; some people sleep on the floor.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 554:20, 555:2; Mishneh Berurah 554:41)
המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai
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