My Turkish in-law's funeral customs caught me totally off guard

It took 3 separate family funerals in Izmir before I understood that you're supposed to bring sugar cubes, not flowers, and that wearing black is seen as rude to the deceased's spirit. Has anyone else stumbled through a grieving ritual in another culture and made it worse before getting it right?

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nina_clark1mo ago

Wait, wearing black is actually considered rude there? That's wild, I've never heard that anywhere else. And sugar cubes instead of flowers, I would've been so lost too, honestly.

janac5929d ago

Funeral rules are just the tip, every culture has secret manuals nobody warns you about.