Recently, it has been brought to my attention that all major transitions require a period of mourning. I am not sure that I agree with this, but I thought I would do some general investigation on what Mourning actually is.
First of all, it appears to be the more public face of grieving, which has a fun loving, well established set of stages.
Second of all, Wikipedia (the source of all knowledge) notes the following Four actions:
1. Wearing dark, somber clothes
2. Withdrawal from social events
3. Quiet, respectful behavior
4. Follow religious traditions
which I think is a fairly obvious indication of what is meant by mourning.
David Given Schwarm 
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