Do you wear black for a while if a family member passes away?
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DH and I are both immigrants from a Mediterranean country.
In our culture, it’s typical for the family members of the deceased to wear black following a death. The period of wearing black only clothing can range anywhere from a month to a year depending on how close you were to the deceased. Does this tradition even exist here or do people only wear black on the day of the funeral? |
suzu
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in my punk days, we all wore black
@ my last funeral we all work black & wore black ribbons for the month after |
Anonymous
| No, it is not the custom here. |
Anonymous
| No. I'd wear it to the funeral only. |
Anonymous
| Only at the funeral here. |
Anonymous
| No. And I doubt this is customary in your country either, unless you’re part of a religious sect with odd old fashioned customs. What’s next a period of half mourning? |
Anonymous
| No but plenty of people wear black exclusively that you won’t be questioned about it. |
Anonymous
| We are Muslims so religiously it doesn't matter. However, in South Asian culture, traditionally people wear white while in mourning for about 40 days. I don't see anyone practicing it anymore other than funeral day, though immediate family avoids wearing or bright fancy clothes for few weeks. |
Anonymous
| No and you don't even have to wear black to funerals. |
Anonymous
| My mother was from a Mediterranean country where widows and close female relatives wore all black after a death, sometimes for months or years. That has not been the case for a long time. People wear dark clothing to a funeral or memorial, and that’s about it. |