Why do people have to wear black to funerals?

Answer 1

because it shows that you are mourning the dead

Answer 2

In my culture we wear white to funerals and during mourning period.I guessblack and white both are seen as simple and fit in wel with the sombre mood of such occasions.After all wearing a red dress to a funeral would be pretty much over the top in any culture.

Answer 3

Depends in which part of the world you are
Black is a symbol of mourning mainly in the west/monotheists culture.
Why black is used in this cultures as a symbol of death and mourning may be related to the religions of the West, when god said, Let there be light! the suggestion is that light (white?) is good and darkness bad. Other cultures may have a different view based on different religious or mythological systems. In China and Japan, for example, WHITE is the symbolic color of death (and mourning). In many african place purple is the color

Answer 4

The people used to wear white, The Queen Victoria was the firth Pearson who dressed in black when her husband Albert died,

Answer 5

Black signifies sadness. This is how it has worked out from centuries. Ofcourse it is not always like that because Black is pretty fashionable nowadays also.

Answer 6

i usually wear something dark, but if i was really close to the person and i know that they were really in church and God i will wear white. It would be more of a celebration of life.

Answer 7

Black clothing is generally symbolic of mourning.

Answer 8

Because dressing up in clown suits seems direspectful

Answer 9

Because that is what the Reaper wears.

Answer 10

sign of mourning