What does white mean?

It means "filial piety", which means that mourners acquiesce in mourning for the dead! Because in China, the deceased is the largest, and mourners wear white cloth, which is equivalent to being younger than the deceased and contemporary with the children of the deceased. "Filial piety" for the children of the deceased is also a respect for the deceased. According to general folklore, ordinary undertaker (not the family members of the deceased) will wear a red cloth head inside his clothes to ward off evil spirits, while wearing a white cloth head presented by the family members of the deceased outside to express his condolences!

In our countryside, no matter who dies, relatives, friends and neighbors will send paper money first, as well as gift money. The families of the deceased will distribute white cloth or mourning shirts according to their closeness. People who wear mourning clothes are usually the children, nephews and nieces of the deceased. More distant, everyone has a piece of white cloth, which needs to be folded at right angles, and the two sides are not the same length. When the coffin begins to leave the house, it needs to be worn on the head. Some people tear off a rectangular piece of black cloth and pin it on their sleeves to show "Dai Xiao".

I saw on TV that in some places, after the old man died, some people wore white towels. I think the white cloth worn here should also mean the same thing, which means mourning for the dead, which is what we locals call "Dai Xiao". The deceased is the oldest, regardless of age or generation size. As long as you go to a funeral, you usually have to "Dai Xiao, this is a kind of respect for the deceased and his family."