Why do people wear black during mourning? Detailed answer

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Why do people wear black during mourning?

Often, especially when we are alone, we think about life. The knowledge gained about other civilizations often shocks or at least surprises us. When we mourn, we usually wear black. What else are they wearing? In Japan and China, for example, white clothes are worn during mourning! And in some parts of Africa, the natives put red drawings on their bodies as a sign of mourning. One of the reasons we wear black is that it's an established custom to express our grief. And when we see people dressed in black clothes of grief, sadness, this is considered familiar: black is the color of mourning.

But has anyone ever wondered why we wear black? Of course, by this we express love, respect for the deceased. Scientists have tried to consider the history of the development of this tradition and have received interesting results. When we wear black clothes, they usually make our costume different from the everyday one we wear every day.

In other words, it's a disguise. Some believe that ancient people used such disguises to hide from the spirit of death, which may return, recognize them and find them! It is strange, but even today in many tribes that have lagged behind in development from the peoples of the world, in the event of the death of a fellow tribesman, his widow and relatives use various disguises. Some smear their bodies with mud, their clothes are covered with grass.

In other tribes, women cover themselves completely with veils. It is possible that the desire to wear black could have had in the past the goal of driving away evil spirits or hiding from them! And other mourning clothes, dressing in them confirm the existing fear of evil spirits. Grief is a period of withdrawal from everyday worries. We are moving away from the usual unnecessary activity, fuss.

There are many examples when primitive people stopped their socially active life after the death of a relative. There are even cases when the widow of the deceased spent the rest of her life in seclusion. And the ancient basis for this is the fear of people to meet the spirit of death!

Author: Likum A.

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