Rest In Peace

Why was black chosen to be the color of mourning/funerals?

What is it about colors in funerals, why can't people go in red suits and yellow dresses and pink ties? I always wondered why the color black?

Public Comments

1. because black is a disgraceful color
2. black id the color of death, or the ending of something that was once in its life. You never see the grim reaper in pink, do you?
3. It's all part of the govmn'ts plan to keep the black man down.
4. Death
5. Tradition, I guess.
6. Black signifies darkness, no more life!
7. where i'm from you wear black if you are not family of the person who died, and white if you are family. i think it's just tradition.
8. Other colours are perhaps too flashy. Black is dark. Death is dark. Anyone wearing red or pink or some other bright colour to a funeral is someone who wants the attention for them self.
9. Black has been, for ages, the symbol for mourning. To wear bright colors is a sign of disgrace to the family.