mourning period
Time for grief
A mourning period is a span of time following a death during which survivors observe customs of grief—wearing black, limiting social activities, or abstaining from celebration.
Different cultures prescribe specific durations: The Jewish mourning period of shiva lasts seven days.
The term also applies to personal intervals of grief without formal rules: She's still in her mourning period and isn't ready to date.
- shivaJewish week of mourning
- wakePath left in water
- yahrzeitAnnual death anniversary observance
- half-mastLowered flag position
- black armbandWorn grief marker
condolence call · wearing black · grief · grieving process · bereavement · memorial services · sitting shiva · sorrow · lamentation · funeral rites · prayer service · closed casket · widow's weeds · forty days · eulogy · support groups · community rituals · requiem
- Jewish mourningshiva, shivah, yahrzeit, sitting shiva, seven days
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
- mourning customsfuneral, funeral service, wake, visitation, burial
- court etiquettecurtsy, genuflection, precedence, deference, royal audience
- traditional ruleetiquette, protocol, ritual, ceremony, dress code
mourning periodcelebration
Festive event marking occasion
festivities · honeymoon · holiday season · festival · jubilee
mourning periodhoneymoon period
Initial uncritical enthusiasm stage
celebration · party time · joyous occasion · wedding festivities · festival
mourning periodbirth celebration
Event honoring new life
baby shower · christening · lying-in · bridal shower · commencement