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Mourner
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For the bird species with the common name mourner, see Mourner (bird).
A mourner is someone who is attending a funeral or who is otherwise recognized as in a period of grief and mourning prescribed either by religious law or by popular custom.[1] Many cultures expect mourners to curtail certain activities, usually those considered frivolous or that are accompanied by expressions of joy.
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