While the women were fonder of wearing red floral materials, men would wear blue cotton underwear. It was very socially acceptable for the Foochow men to be bare chested and sporting just a pair of home made blue cotton "under wear"
The underwear would either have a rubber waist or a string waist.
Fishermen, boatmen and carpenters would not think that it was impolie to be seen in their blue shots.
The blue cotton cloth is used for funerals also. Maternal grand children would wear this blue during the funeral of a maternal grandmother or grand father.
During a funeral, the red cloth would be given to all who brought materials or Wang Lien as a parting gift for the dearly departed. This wang lien would then be divided among the mourning children. In modern days, all wang lien have been declined, and instead white gold or bah ging is accepted by most. In return, a towel and a red strip of material is reciprocated.
the red piece of cloth was often used for many different purposes in Foochow households.
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