What is Mourning?
{{wiktionary}} :''Not to be confused with [[morning]].'' '''Mourning''' refers to process of [[wikt:grieving|grieving]]. This almost always happens at [[Funeral|funerals]] whenever a loved one [[death|passes away]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} {{commonscat}}Mourning is also seen when things someone loves gets lost, although not as often. Most commonly seen is [[sadness]], but typically a less intense but longer lasting feeling. Similar to [[Melancholia|melancholy]]. Mourning is only seen when a person, or animal, important object, or goal) is lost. [[Death]] is most commonly associated. Mourning is not just found in humans, but also in animals. Many birds have a sense of mourning when their mate dies. The word is used for behaviour in which the [[wikt:bereaved|bereaved]] follow. Wearing black clothes is common in many countries, though other forms of dress are seen. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Robben |first1=Antonius C. G. M.|editor1-last=Robben |editor1-first=Antonius C. G. M. |title=Death, Mourning, and Burial A Cross-Cultural Reader |date=4 February 2009|script-title= |trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pYZ26lnNjG8C&q=mourning |format=Ebook|publisher=Wiley |publication-date=4 February 2009|page=7 |no-pp= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn=9781405137508 |access-date=May 28, 2021 }}</ref> {{stub}} ==Related pages== *[[Half-staff]] *[[Candlelight vigil]] *[[Moment of silence]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Death customs]]