Mourning

Mourning

Mourning is, in the simplest sense, synonymous with grief over the death of someone. The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate. Customs vary between different cultures and evolve over time, though many core behaviors remain constant.

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Famous quotes containing the word mourning:

    “here at midnight, in our little town
    A mourning figure walks, and will not rest,
    Near the old court-house pacing up and down,”
    —Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)

    “Like as the culver on the bared bough
    Sits mourning for the absence of her mate,”
    —Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)

    “I’m in mourning for my life.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)