The Color of Death

Jan 23, 2016 15:42
Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for each country.

In many countries, such as the US, Europe, China, and Japan, people think the symbol color of death is "black."

The reason seems to be derived from that black is associated with darkness and people wear black costumes in funerals.

However, it is "green" in South America.

The reason seems to be due to the thought that the dead are equal to nature.

By the way, the symbol color of death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
死の色

今日は、国ごとの「死」を象徴する色について調べました。

欧米、中国、日本など、多くの国では「死」は「黒」というイメージを持っています。

恐らく、黒は闇を連想させることや、葬式が黒装束であることから来ていると思われます。

しかし、南アメリカでは「緑」でした。

これは、死者と自然は一体という思想から来ているものと考えられます。

また、ヒンドゥー教徒は「白」、イスラム教徒は「銀」でした。
No. 1　Yukinekorin's correction
  • The Color of Death
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for each country.
  • Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for different countries.
    　I think "different" is better in this context.
  • In many countries, such as the US, Europe, China, and Japan, people think the symbol color of death is "black."
  • In many countries, such as the US, Europe, China, and Japan, the people there feel that black symbolizes death.
  • The reason seems to be derived from that black is associated with darkness and people wear black costumes in funerals.
  • The reason seems to be derived from the fact that black is associated with darkness and people wear black to funerals.
  • However, it is "green" in South America.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • The reason seems to be due to the thought that the dead are equal to nature.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • By the way, the symbol color of death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
  • By the way, the symbol color of death is "white" for the Hindus, and "silver" for the Muslims.
Interesting post as always!
In my opinion, it is black, and it is certainly true that I associate it with the darkness. Moreover, I am Chinese so I guess that's why I think that way!
kanotown
Thank you very much for the corrections and comments!
I also associate black with the darkness and death. I think it may be natural sense :)
No. 2　Calvero's correction
  • The Color of Death
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for each country.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In many countries, such as the US, Europe, China, and Japan, people think the symbol color of death is "black."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • The reason seems to be derived from that black is associated with darkness and people wear black costumes in funerals.
  • The reason seems to be derived from the fact that black is associated with darkness and people wearing black outfits at funerals.
  • However, it is "green" in South America.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • The reason seems to be due to the thought that the dead are equal to nature.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • By the way, the symbol color of death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
  • By the way, the color symbolizing death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
kanotown
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
No. 3　tony's correction
  • Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for each country.
  • Today, I learned about colors that symbolize "death" for different groups of people.
    　Europe and South America are not countries. Hindus and Muslims are not countries.
  • In many countries, such as the US, Europe, China, and Japan, people think the symbol color of death is "black."
  • In many countries, such as the US, European countries, China, and Japan, people think the color of death is "black." [Alternatives: the color which symbolizes death, the color symbolizing death]
  • The reason seems to be derived from that black is associated with darkness and people wear black costumes in funerals.
  • This seems to be because black is associated with darkness, and people wear black costumes during/at funerals.
  • However, it is "green" in South America.
  • However, it is "green" in South America.
    　Is it really green in all countries of South America, and in all of the different cultures in those countries?
  • The reason seems to be due to the thought that the dead are equal to nature.
  • This seems to be because the dead are thought of as a part of nature.
  • By the way, the symbol color of death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
  • By the way, the color symbolizing death is "white" for Hindus, and "silver" for Muslims.
kanotown
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :)

> Is it really green in all countries of South America, and in all of the different cultures in those countries?
I'm sorry, I think it's not true in a precise sense. There seems to be a strong religious tradition based on animism or polytheism in many countries in South America. And the color symbolizing death is "green" for them. Actually, there remains a tradition of planting trees around graves also in (parts of) Japan.
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