Guest Carmen Posted January 27, 2004 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 at 02:08 PM Hi, I'm Carmen and I'm from Holland. For school I have to make an Essay about chinese funerals. My topic is what kind of clothing they have to wear during a chinese funeral, both family and also the other guests. I was Wondering If any one of you might help me? I'd Really would like that. I hope that one of you could help me with this. Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confucius Posted January 27, 2004 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 at 06:07 PM The mourning attire of old rural tradition consisted of a complex variety of rough hemp garments with colors that reflected varying geneological relationships to the deceased. Guests usually wore all white clothing. Nowadays the modern Chinese funeral tradition still maintains the traditional white color but male relatives may wear black armbands and female relatives wear white cloth flowers on their pocket or in their hair. If you go far enough into the Chinese countryside you might still see a ceremony with mourners wearing the traditional hemp garments but most people in China today abide by the simple funeral rites made common practice after 1949. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carmen Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 at 04:33 PM Thanks a lot for the information, but are there also som colors you defenitely shouldn't wear. or some sort of clothes that you may not wear to a traditional funeral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confucius Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:38 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 at 06:38 PM Avoid red and shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carmen Posted January 31, 2004 at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 at 01:37 PM why not red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keikei Posted January 31, 2004 at 02:45 PM Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 at 02:45 PM In China Red represents happiness, so usually it is used in tradtional chinese wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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