Wearing red to a funeral?

[sixone]

Went to a funeral last week, no less than three women were wearing red shirts/jackets.

Don't ask me where I got the idea, something I read a long time ago, probably.

 

[Jzero]

Depends on many many things.

 

[oddyager]

I guess it would depend on the funeral? For example, traditional chinese funerals you shoudl NOT be wearing red.

 

[nakedfrog]

I have no idea.

 

[Colt45]

wtf is wrong with black?

 

[Lonyo]

Maybe the funreal requests were a little odd?
My mother has in her will that she does NOT want people wearing black.

 

Originally posted by: Jzero
Depends on many many things.

Ain't that the truth.

 

[acemcmac]

more info please?

 

[KillyKillall]

Could go either way....what kind of funeral? what kind of person? This is a case by case kind of thing.

 

[Schfifty Five]

You know, the poll option already has a 'view results' button so you don't need to make it an option heh.

 

[RandomFool]

As a random fact people used to wear white to funerals instead of black until some queen somewhere wore black once...Not that it relates but i thought of it.

Red's fine with me...i really don't care if everyone dresses up like at my funeral. They can all dress up like the ninja turtles for all i care.

 

[Lola]

i never thought of it as a faux-paux.

 

[akubi]

:camera:s

 

[salt9876]

Typically some1 that dresses in red at a funeral is being disrespectful especially if the person died tragically.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
You know, the poll option already has a 'view results' button so you don't need to make it an option heh.

WWYBYWB?

 

[anno]

when my brother in law died this summer, he requested that no one wear black to his funeral. he requested fuschia, actually. he *hated* fuschia, but said that was the one day it was acceptable to wear it. bright colors, loud prints were the order of the day. even the pastor wore a hawaiian shirt. it was quite festive.

anno

 

[PingSpike]

Maybe the person in the casket was a jerk?

 

[bdude]

Originally posted by: anno
when my brother in law died this summer, he requested that no one wear black to his funeral. he requested fuschia, actually. he *hated* fuschia, but said that was the one day it was acceptable to wear it. bright colors, loud prints were the order of the day. even the pastor wore a hawaiian shirt. it was quite festive.

anno

bloody brillaint.

QBIUFT

 

[sixone]

More info: The deceased was a white Protestant, so were the women wearing red. I never heard of any requests about funeral attire, I don't think there was time as the death was pretty unexpected, but I'm fairly sure I would have heard if there had been. I am absolutely certain there was no disrespect intended.

I know there is a results button, but you know there are people who will hit 'vote' without hardly looking at the options. ATM, we have 5 votes for results, which proves my point. We also have 14 yes's, and 14 no's. Velly intelesting...

 

[shimsham]

who cares? youre there to honor the dead and remember their lives, not judge a fashion show.


not speaking directly to you sixone.

 

[DAGTA]

Why do people care about things like this? Maybe I'll just put a request that everyone at my funeral be nude just to spite these retarded color rules that people make up.

 

[IanthePez]

No, the person is dead, so disrepect is pretty hard now.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: IanthePez
No, the person is dead, so disrepect is pretty hard now.

I dunno, wear red and he might get up out of that casket and kick your disrespectful ass.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: shimsham
who cares? youre there to honor the dead and remember their lives, not judge a fashion show.
not speaking directly to you sixone.

I was just wondering if it was a cultural thing, or a taboo that's fallen by the wayside, is all.

 

[Savij]

Funerals are different a all over the world. Some try to be a joyous event where the great things in a person's life are celebrated and others are so somber and heart wrenching that even people who didn't know the guy cry. There is no hard set rule. Ever.

Edit: And these are just the ones within the same branch of christianity that I know of.