Cosa (chi) è Mourn - definizione
![mourning]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Egyptian mourners001.jpg?width=200 "mourning]].")
![[[Queen Paola of Belgium]] in "grand deuil"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George W. Bush John Paul II funeral.jpg?width=200 "[[Queen Paola of Belgium]] in \"grand deuil\"")
![[[Thailand]] national flag flown at half mast at a high school in Bangkok during the state mourning of the [[King Bhumibol]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Half mast Bangkok School 2016.jpg?width=200 "[[Thailand]] national flag flown at half mast at a high school in Bangkok during the state mourning of the [[King Bhumibol]]")
![Japanese]] funeral arrangement.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JapaneseFuneralArrangementTokyo.jpg?width=200 "Japanese]] funeral arrangement.")
![Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain]] lying in state'', by Sebastián Muñoz, 1689, displays the full panoply of [[lying in state]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marie Louise of Orléans, Queen of Spain, lying in state (1689), by Sebastián Muñoz.JPG?width=200 "Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain]] lying in state'', by Sebastián Muñoz, 1689, displays the full panoply of [[lying in state]]")
![1559}} following the deaths of her father-in-law, mother, and first husband [[Francis II of France]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mary Queen of Scots in mourning.jpg?width=200 "1559}} following the deaths of her father-in-law, mother, and first husband [[Francis II of France]].")
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![1867}}, [[Museum of Funeral Customs]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mourning dress, 19th century.JPG?width=200 "1867}}, [[Museum of Funeral Customs]]")
![A woman mourning the death of her husband, [[Prague]], 1772](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prager Beerdigungsbruderschaft.jpg?width=200 "A woman mourning the death of her husband, [[Prague]], 1772")
![F.M. Brown]]), 1865](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ragamuffins.JPG?width=200 "F.M. Brown]]), 1865")
![Mourning [[jewelry]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Schwarzer Trauerschmuck2.jpg?width=200 "Mourning [[jewelry]]")
![Female mourners at the reburial of newly identified victims of the [[Srebrenica massacre]] in Bosnia.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Srebrenica Massacre - Reinterment and Memorial Ceremony - July 2007 - Women Mourners 2.jpg?width=200 "Female mourners at the reburial of newly identified victims of the [[Srebrenica massacre]] in Bosnia.")
![Princess Marie]] in early 1879.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Hessian children with their grandmother, Queen Victoria.jpg?width=200 "Princess Marie]] in early 1879.")
![Prince Albert]] wore black dresses and posed for a portrait with his statue following his death in 1861.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The royal children in mourning Mar 1862.jpg?width=200 "Prince Albert]] wore black dresses and posed for a portrait with his statue following his death in 1861.")
Wikipedia
Mourning is the expression of an experience that is the consequence of an event in life involving loss, causing grief, occurring as a result of someone's death, specifically someone who was loved although loss from death is not exclusively the cause of all experience of grief.
The word is used to describe a complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate, the expression of which varies by culture. Wearing black clothes is one practice followed in many countries, though other forms of dress are seen. Those most affected by the loss of a loved one often observe a period of mourning, marked by withdrawal from social events and quiet, respectful behavior. People may follow religious traditions for such occasions.
Mourning may apply to the death of, or anniversary of the death of, an important individual such as a local leader, monarch, religious figure, or member of family. State mourning may occur on such an occasion. In recent years, some traditions have given way to less strict practices, though many customs and traditions continue to be followed.
