表示哀悼的色彩,各国有所不同。中国、日本是白色,非洲是红色,欧美是黑色,黑色显得严肃。古代穿丧服与今人大不相同,其目的在于伪装自己,以免被死神认出来。古代欧洲许多原始民族中,只要有人去世,死者的亲属立刻把自己伪装起来,或在身上涂黑色泥巴,穿上干草衣服; The color of condolences varies from country to country. China, Japan are white, Africa is red, Europe and the United States is black, black is serious. The ancient mourning clothes are very different from those of today, and their purpose is to disguise themselves so that they will not be recognized by the death. In many ancient primitive peoples of Europe, as soon as one dies, relatives of the deceased immediately disguise themselves or apply black mud and hay clothes to their body.