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A funeral doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. In fact, more and more people are accepting funerals as celebrations of life rather than somber affairs. Although there are times to be solemn, “humor ...

Friend told the letter writer “it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: To my knowledge, longstanding tradition dictates that family and friends wear black attire to a wake and/or funeral. Over the years, I’ve noticed fewer and fewer people strictly ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to readers divided over whether all-black outfits are ...