Funerals- what is the best colour to wear?
By coffeeshot
@coffeeshot (3783)
Australia
October 18, 2009 11:50am CST
Traditionally people are supposed to wear black to a funeral because it's the colour of mourning blah blah.. Personally I think funerals are depressing enough and it they should be a celebration of the deceased's life. Bring on the fluoro orange dresses and bright yellow shirts I say!
For both of my Grandmothers' funerals I wore green. It was teh favourite colour of one of my Grandmas and the other Grandma was Irish so my whole family wore green to both funerals!
What's your take on what colour you should wear to a funeral?
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13 responses
@XiaoLin (289)
• Italy
18 Oct 09
I personally wouldn't mind what people wear, but some families would get annoyed if you look too bright, they would see it as offensive. I guess as long as it's not a shocking bright color, anything would do. The most important thing is the feeling, I believe.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
22 Oct 09
we usually wear black..but then,most of my family wears black most of the time anyway.it depends on whether or not the deceased had a "don't be depressing" type of last wish.
@amanda333 (739)
• France
20 Oct 09
Hi coffeeshot,
I told my family when I die, I want everyone to wear yellow (my favourite colour).
Its bright and happy, so as I'm going to a wonderful place, its fitting.
Also lots of sunflowers
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
Personally, any color will do. I do not really care much about colors. But this thinking doesn't work everywhere. In some cultures, it is the society that dictates the color and one will be awkward not to follow. Some prefers black, others white. Given a choice which of the two, I would rather prefer white but then again, color is immaterial. That as it may, if there is a special request from the family of the deceased then I will gladly oblige.
cheers!
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
I prefer to wear white as black to me is to heavy and it so sad to see those attendees wear black. Black colors is saturated colors which is very gloomy makes the occasion a unending emotion of sadness and loneliness. Its weaken the mind and have bad effects to the health. Even though it is the sign of mourning as so do is the white color. The family of me prefer to wear white as it symbolizes cleansing and the white color like the soul need to be clean from sins to receive forgiveness.
@gmatthews (154)
• United States
19 Oct 09
I don't think it's about the color, but more about how you are dressed. I think as long as you wear something respectful and not something that you would wear to the night club that it's okay to wear something with color. I do not feel that it's disrespectful at all.
@joeakambih (21)
• Sweden
18 Oct 09
Well i think black is okay because it signifies sympathy because in the caes where the deceased did not have a favourite colour before dying what will you do? you must pay a last respect thats why i go for black
@jenniferfreda89 (12)
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18 Oct 09
I think you should wear bright colours or something the person who has passed away liked. Wouldnt the person rather you wear something nice to celebrate there life rather than just wearing what people have always though they should wear (black).
