Not to be confused with the National Day of Mourning that occurs on Thanksgiving, Thursday’s National Day of Mourning is ...

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, talents and resilience and ...

The late former President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a national day of mourning Thursday on the same day as a state funeral is planned in Washington, D.C.. Services began Saturday to honor ...

President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for Carter, who was elected to a single term in 1976. Biden ordered the flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days.

Maphi Mhlangu looks at South Africa’s national day of mourning for Eastern Cape flood victims, questioning whether ceremonial ...

The complex and contested death and burial of former President Edgar Lungu unveils fault lines within the state, raises ...

The Islamic month of Muharram, a period of mourning and reflection, commenced in India on June 27, marking the start of the ...

Muharram is considered the beginning of the Islamic New Year and is also a day of mourning for many Muslim communities. Since ...

South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains ...

When Gerald Ford passed away on Dec. 26, 2006, former President George W. Bush declared Jan. 2, 2007 as a national day of mourning. The annual National Day of Mourning is every year in November on ...

To pay tribute to the longest-living American president, and in accordance with federal law, President Joe Biden previously declared Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.