Etiquette for visiting a Hong Kong family in mourning

2/17/2016 5:07:43 AM

I don’t think it will be an issue, especially because you are accompanying someone who is a family member. I have also been invited to attend funerals for people I am not actually related to, and it hasn’t been a problem. In fact I was often made to feel very welcome.

At these sorts of occasions I tend to wait for an invitation from someone before I join in with any of the ceremonial activities. That way you won’t cause any offence to anyone by doing anything that might be inappropriate.

Wear sombre colours, avoid bright colours especially red, because to the Chinese red represents happiness. You can wear white yourself, but make sure your clothes are not patterned or embroidered.

If the person who died was older than 80, then there are exceptions to this, and you might see some people wearing pink or some shades of red. But this is only if that person died a natural death which wasn’t the result of an accident.

Lastly, when you leave you might be given a sweet and a piece of red thread. Make sure that you eat the sweet, and take the thread with you. Don’t put them down or leave them behind. In fact you are supposed to tie the thread to your own doorknob when you get home.

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