A middle-aged man takes a break during his aunt's funeral

A middle-aged man takes a break during his aunt's funeral in the suburb of Hanoi. Family members wear white headbands and white clothes to show their bond with the dead one. The color white represents loss and a passing of life and symbolically represents the ashes of the deceased.

Photo by @phamhaduylinh for @everydayvietnam
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