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The rabbis share various halachot of mourning, each time noting how much more pronounced our practice should be when mourning our parents. Some examples include wearing one's garment with one shoulder showing (men only) and avoiding social gatherings.
The example of rending one's clothing is detailed and very telling. It notes the differences between men and women in rending clothing; women cannot show the skin of their chests, and so they rend an inner garment and turn it around. The outer garment is also torn - by hand, and irreparably, if done for a parent. It seems that people layered their clothing and revealed the heart of grief if males and did not if females for tzenius reasons.
We explore ancient grief practices and clothing as well as modern responses to the grief following the pandemic.