Editing Lying in state (section)

{{short description|Public funerary custom}}
{{for|the band|Lying in States}}
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[[File:Philip IV of France lying in state.jpg|thumb|[[Philip IV of France]] lying in state]]
[[File:Post-mortem Afonso Pena (cropped).jpg|thumb|Brazilian president [[Afonso Pena]] lying in state in the [[Catete Palace]], 1909]]
'''Lying in state''' is the tradition in which the body of a deceased [[official]], such as a [[head of state]], is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a [[coffin]], to allow the public to pay their respects. It traditionally takes place in a major government building of a country, state, or city. While the practice differs among countries, in the United States, a viewing in a location other than a  government building, such as a church, may be referred to as [[lying in repose]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mdw.army.mil/reagan/General/lying_in_state.html| title=State Funeral for Former President Ronald Reagan| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611215010/http://www.mdw.army.mil/reagan/General/lying_in_state.html| archive-date=11 June 2007| website=Military District of Washington| url-status=dead| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> These rituals are in effect a more formal and public [[Wake (ceremony)|wake]] or funeral [[Viewing (funeral)|viewing]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brennan |first1=Michael |title=The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |pages=427–428}}</ref> Lying in state may precede a [[state funeral]], or it may be the public honor preceding by a private funeral.