Question

Why was black the dress code for the day in lesson dear departed?

Answer 1

It is compulsory to wear black dress on the day of death of someone because it was a custom made by the ancestor in america like in our country there was a custom to wear white dress in mournings

Answer 2

Because the slater family believed that garndfather had expired. It is a social and religious tradition to wear black clothes during the period of grieving.

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