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In my grandmother’s generation, passing of a loved one’s death meant that you had to wear black or white in your daily wardrobe in order to hold the moral and tradition of the family. As for my generation, to hold moral grounds of one’s death is to wear either black or white to a funeral and a wake. The customs that my grandmother was taught is much different than the traditions now. My grandmother is always charming and funny lady. She always wore bright cheerful colors to show her since of personality. The moment that her son passed away due to suicide, the cheerful, vibrant colors disappeared. All of her outfits simply switched to being black. My grandmother is a very strong person that kept making jokes to see smiles on her families’ faces. I was hoping after a year she would be wearing her vibrant colors again. However, two years passed and she is still wearing black. I asked my grandmother why she hasn’t worn any bright colors yet. She replies “I witness......

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