Definition of Mourning: Grief or Respect for the Deceased
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Question
In the Gemara (Moed Katan 8a), it is explained that the gathering of bones is due to grief, and the Gemara states that there is no grief during the festival. It is explained in the Rishonim that the gathering of bones is due to mourning, and it is explained that the law of mourning is due to grief?
Answer
See Sanhedrin (46b).
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