QUESTION:
What color is usually
worn at funerals today in China?
a) White
b) Black
c) Red
d) Purple
e) Doesn't matter
ANSWERS:
a) Correct. The purity
of white is still respected in most Asian
funeral customs. The grieving masses choose
to wear white to respect the culture of their
ancients. In times of intense emotion, be
it the joy of a wedding or the sadness of
a death, most people grip onto their customs
to help them along. The primary griever must
wear white for 7 days straight to show respect.
Even in the Muslim sections of China and Asian
people wear white at funerals, for the most
part.
b) Ahh, you were fooled by the question
being too easy. You knew the answer was white,
but you choose black because you thought we
were tricking and confusing you like I am
confusing you even now with this poorly worded
long sentence explanation. Try again.
c) Good try. It would make sense, since
red is used to write the names of the dead,
people would wear red to a funeral, but no.
Red is for the dead, not the friends of the
dead.
d) What?
e) You haven't been in China long,
have you? Everything matters, no matter how
small. Except standing in line, that doesn't
seem to matter.