griefcurfew
/ˈɡriːfˌkɜːfjuː/nounVerified NewA state's imposition of visible public mourning — closed venues, mandated black, cancelled music — after a death or disaster.
Sorrow is scheduled from above: weddings postponed, alcohol shelved, televisions go grey. Citizens who feel none must perform some, which teaches them exactly what the mourning is for.
Etym. — grief + curfew: mourning with an enforcement hour.
Rel. — motorcadequiet
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