When my dad died in 2012 I wore one anyway. Some people understood and others asked; I explained. reaction swere interesting. Some people shrank back and scurried away from it. (It is true that Americans fear death and have few traditions to help get through it.) Others said “that is a good tradition” or something to that effect. You could re=establish that tradition (fter all people started pink ribbon-wearing for breast cancer etc.) I intend to do wear the black armband around my left arm (nearest the heart) again, the next time I am in mourning.

This!

In the earlier 20th century people wore black armbands to show they were in mourning when a family member died. My parents and their parents did that—I still have pics. I recall it from childhood.