Wearing black on Easter?

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My parents bought me a beautiful black dress with red flowers on it for Christmas. Would it be appropriate to wear this during an Easter celebration?
 
Why not? I don’t see any problem with wearing a new dress that you like for Easter, as long as it is modest and appropriate for Mass, the color is really not a consideration.

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
Why not? I don’t see any problem with wearing a new dress that you like for Easter, as long as it is modest and appropriate for Mass, the color is really not a consideration.

~Liza
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Besides, Easter is well before Memorial Day, so black is still in season. 😛
 
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My parents bought me a beautiful black dress with red flowers on it for Christmas. Would it be appropriate to wear this during an Easter celebration?
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There’s nothing sinful or anything about it, but you’ll be getting lots of weird looks. Easter is a joyful day, even more important than Christmas, and if you show to to Church wearing black, you are kind’ve contradicting the spirit of the season.
 
dshix said:
There’s nothing sinful or anything about it, but you’ll be getting lots of weird looks. Easter is a joyful day, even more important than Christmas, and if you show to to Church wearing black, you are kind’ve contradicting the spirit of the season.
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Depends on the dress and area. Last Easter I wore a beautiful black-and-gold lace top and a black skirt. No weird looks or anything. Black isn’t really considered a “mourning” color in society anymore, especially not if it’s mixed with other colors and dressed up nicely. I’m sure glad of this, as all my nice clothing involves black in some form!
 
dshix said:
There’s nothing sinful or anything about it, but you’ll be getting lots of weird looks. Easter is a joyful day, even more important than Christmas, and if you show to to Church wearing black, you are kind’ve contradicting the spirit of the season.
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People really aren’t paying that much attention to what other people are wearing at Easter Mass. By the following Sunday, everybody will forget what the OP wore anyways.
 
dshix said:
There’s nothing sinful or anything about it, but you’ll be getting lots of weird looks. Easter is a joyful day, even more important than Christmas, and if you show to to Church wearing black, you are kind’ve contradicting the spirit of the season.
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Weird looks? Maybe in 1942. I hardly think anyone would think anything about someone wearing black on Easter today. We have some elderly women in our parish who always wear black, probably because it’s just easier. Should they be given “weird looks”??

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OP - you wear your dress, praise God, and be joyous on Easter!! 👍

~Liza
 
PatriceA said:
People really aren’t paying that much attention to what other people are wearing at Easter Mass. By the following Sunday, everybody will forget what the OP wore anyways.
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Really? One of the things I greatly enjoy is seeing everyone wearing their best on an Easter morning. The CEOs come out (Christmas and Easter Only Catholics) and they love to show off their finery. I love to see the young girls in bonnets, sun dresses and white gloves. Men in nice suits. Women in flowery prints celebrating spring. I am not much of a clothes person, my outfits are cheap and simple, and I wear the same thing to church as I do to work (work happens to be at church as well). But Easter is one day when people really seem to make an effort to stand out in the crowd. I don’t have much incentive to go to Easter Sunday Mass, as I generally participate in the whole Triduum and fulfill my obligation at the Vigil, but I go to sing in the choir and to gawk at the crowds, that’s my reward. :cool:
 
Elizium23 said:
Really? One of the things I greatly enjoy is seeing everyone wearing their best on an Easter morning. The CEOs come out (Christmas and Easter Only Catholics) and they love to show off their finery. I love to see the young girls in bonnets, sun dresses and white gloves. Men in nice suits. Women in flowery prints celebrating spring. I am not much of a clothes person, my outfits are cheap and simple, and I wear the same thing to church as I do to work (work happens to be at church as well). But Easter is one day when people really seem to make an effort to stand out in the crowd. I don’t have much incentive to go to Easter Sunday Mass, as I generally participate in the whole Triduum and fulfill my obligation at the Vigil, but I go to sing in the choir and to gawk at the crowds, that’s my reward. :cool:
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Maybe you are just more in tune to paying attention. Or its your particular parish. Mine, if its the least bit chilly outside, most won’t even bother to take off their coats. There was a time people dressed up in my area, doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

But shouldn’t your reward be the Eucharist? Is gawking at the crowds really necessary?

If the OP loves her dress, and its modest, does it really matter if its black? Aren’t there more things to be concerned about?
 
PatriceA said:
People really aren’t paying that much attention to what other people are wearing at Easter Mass. By the following Sunday, everybody will forget what the OP wore anyways.
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They do where I live!
 
People wearing bonnets and sundresses for Easter? How wonderful to have that kind of weather.

But I would really, really be bothered by so much attention being given to what people are wearing. Easter, to me, is not a fashion parade.
 
Easter 2012, I wore an all black dress suit. I wore absolutely black and got no looks from anyone that I am aware of looking at me. 🙂
 
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