2007-12-05 04:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by FREEGAL 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
its a sign of respect for the dead
2007-12-05 04:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in India, they wear white and shave their heads (if male) out of respect for the deceased. The last funeral I attended, I wore neither white, nor black, but BLUE! I've always liked funerals, as they are even better places to crash than weddings to pick up chicks, albeit a bit unethical! I rather enjoy the color black myself, like Johnny Cash, the "Man in Black", and oppose this usage of this wondrous color solely for funerals. My life would be best described as "Ma Vie En Noir(e)"[My life in black] and not "Ma Vie En Rose". [My life in pink!]
2007-12-05 12:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by Keira D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't want to sound racist when I say this but it's true...Again I don't intend on speaking matters of racism when i say that black is the color representing death when other colors represent life especially white...if you watch movies wiith angels and demons...demons would be robed in black while angels robed in white...i'm not trying to be a racist here again...
2007-12-05 12:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by Big Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is to show that u r in mourning, but other cultures wear different colors, like the asians wear white
2007-12-05 12:43:58 · answer #4 · answered by Art F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's been used to signify death for centuries bc of it's lack of color. black is actually not a color, it is the absence of color. mourning and death are associated with black.
2007-12-05 15:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by jade4e83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a color that some cultures associate with death; in some other countries the funerary color is white.
2007-12-05 12:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its the chosen color for mourning and black signifies death and sorrow
2007-12-05 12:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋