Editing Symbols of death (section)

== Colours ==

[[Black]] is the [[color]] of [[mourning]] in many [[Europe]]an cultures. Black clothing is typically worn at funerals to show mourning for the death of the person. In [[East Asia]], [[white]] is similarly [[Mourning#East Asia|associated with mourning]]; it represents the purity and perfection of the deceased person's spirit.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Colors for Your Every Mood: Discover Your True Decorating Colors|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RKcQbF5cBiQC|publisher = Capital Books|date = 2000|isbn = 9781892123381|first = Leatrice|last = Eiseman|page = 136}}</ref> Hindus similarly also wear white during mourning and [[Antyesti|funerals]]. During the [[Victorian era]], [[purple]] and [[grey]] were considered to be mourning colors in addition to [[black]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colors of mourning in different cultures of the world|url=https://www.funeralguide.com/blog/mourning-colors|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Funeral Guide|language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, in Revelation 6 in [[The Bible]], Death is one of the four horsemen; and he rides a pale horse.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%206:%208;&version=NIV Revelation 6:8 (New International Version)] at Bible Gateway.com</ref>