Morning 650327 222840536 2008-07-01T11:06:11Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/86.129.128.156|86.129.128.156]] to version by Numbo3-bot. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|Report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (429736) (Bot) {{for|the Amel Larrieux album|Morning (album)}} {{for|the 1st movement of [[Grieg]]'s [[Peer Gynt Suites|Peer Gynt, Suite No.1, Op.46]]|Morning Mood}} [[Image:Misty morning02.jpg|thumb|250px|Morning mist]] [[Image:morningforest.jpg|thumb|250px|Morning Forest]] The word '''morning''' originally referred to the [[sunrise]]. Morning precedes [[noon|midday]], [[afternoon]], and [[night]] in the sequence of a day. Morning (from the [[Middle English]] word ''morwening'') was formed from the [[analogy]] of [[evening]]; "morn" (in Middle English ''morwen'') and originally meant the coming of the sunrise as evening meant the beginning of the close of the day. The Middle English ''morwen'' dropped over time and became ''morwe'', then eventually ''morrow'', which properly means "morning", but was soon used to refer to the following day (i.e., "tomorrow"). It is often used [[metaphor]]ically to refer to a dawning or birth, and connoting [[optimism]], as found in such phrases as ''on a new morning'' or ''in that bright morning''. The phrase ''wee hours of the morning'' refers to the time between midnight and dawn. ''Never glad confident morning again!'' is a line from ''The Lost Leader'' by [[Robert Browning]], and is a phrase often used, particularly in politics, of a leading figure tarnished by events (most famously used by Nigel Birch MP about [[Harold Macmillan]], then Prime Minister, in the 1963 post-[[Profumo Affair|Profumo]] debate). And President [[Ronald Reagan]] used the phrase "It's morning in America" in one of his more famous campaign [[commercials]]. Morning may also be used in a strictly personal sense, to refer to the period immediately following waking up, irrespective of the current time of day. In this sense, morning encompasses the (mostly menial) prerequisites for full productivity and life in public (i.e. cleaning, a morning meal -- often [[breakfast]], dressing, etc). The boundaries of such morning periods are by necessity idiosyncratic, but they are typically considered to have ended on reaching a state of full readiness for the day's productive activity. This modern permutation of morning is due largely to the worldwide spread of electricity, and the concomitant independence from natural light sources ({{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2996364.stm |title=Why some of us are early risers |accessdate=2008-01-30 |format= |work= }}). A '''morning [[newspaper]]''' is one on sale in the mornings (as opposed to an '''evening newspaper''', on sale from about noon onwards). In practice (though this may vary according to country) this means that a morning newspaper is available in early editions from before midnight on the night before its [[cover date]], further editions being printed and distributed during the night. Previews of tomorrow's newspapers are often a feature of late night news programs, such as [[Newsnight]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. '''Morning meals''' include [[breakfast]], though logically this need not be in the morning, and are varied across cultures. [[Brunch]] is a late morning meal. The ability of a person to [[wakefulness|wake up]] effectively in the morning can be defined by the length of their period three gene. This gene is hereditary and defines the person's ability to become completely alert and awake in the morning. People who carry the genetic pre-disposition of having a short period 3 gene generally find it harder to become fully awake, whereas people born with a longer period 3 gene find it much easier by comparison ({{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2996364.stm |title=Why some of us are early risers |accessdate=2008-01-30 |format= |work= }}). ==References== *{{1911}} [[Category:Parts of a day]] [[ay:Arumanthi]] [[ca:Matí]] [[cs:Ráno]] [[de:Morgen (Tageszeit)]] [[es:Mañana]] [[eo:Mateno]] [[fr:Matinée]] [[gl:Mañá]] [[ko:아침]] [[id:Pagi]] [[he:בוקר]] [[ht:Maten]] [[nl:Ochtend]] [[ja:朝]] [[no:Morgen]] [[nn:Morgon]] [[pt:Manhã]] [[qu:Paqarin]] [[ru:Утро]] [[simple:Morning]] [[sr:Јутро]] [[fi:Aamu]] [[sv:Morgon]] [[zh-yue:朝頭早]] [[bat-smg:Rīts]] [[zh:早晨]]