Black is the color of mourning. People who experience mourning often wear the color black and it is why it is considered proper etiquette to wear black at funerals.
In japan I believe the colour of mourning is white.
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The only color associated with Jewish funerals is black.
The color black is often associated with woe, sadness, and mourning. It is a color that symbolizes mourning, grief, and darkness.
Black is known as a dull color. Death is dull and a grieving time, therefor black is mostly used with mourning
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depending on your culture and where you are it could be either, such as in America the color of death/mourning is black but in China the color of death/mourning is white
The traditional color of mourning in many Western cultures is black. It is worn as a sign of respect and to symbolize the sadness and grief associated with loss.