>I know nothing bout Japanese clothing customs, but a friend told me they >will not wear the clothing of a deceased person. Anyone know if this is >true? I'm just curious, because if true, what happens to those wonderfully >decorated garments?
I had often wondered the same thing myself. A friend and her family were posted to Japan, and they were able to furnish their house quite cheaply with furniture from people who had died. They, as Americans, looked upon the inexpensive but quite good quality furnishings as a boon; the Japanese, courting bad luck. I also remember seeing a news story on a restaurant in Japan that encouraged its patrons to break stacks of plates that belonged to a failed restaurant. The dishes could not be used for they were viewed similarly to a dead person's possessions... Marjorie Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a novel set in Georgian England Third Place, Royal Ascot 2009 www.marjoriegilbert.net www.gilbertinfrared.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
