Editing Morning (section)

=== Cultural implications ===
{{seealso|Morning Prayer (disambiguation)|Fixed prayer times}}
Morning [[prayer]] is a common practice in several religions. The morning period includes specific phases of the [[Liturgy of the Hours]] of Christianity.

Some languages that use the time of day in [[greeting]] have a special greeting for morning, such as the English [[wikt:good morning|good morning]]. The appropriate time to use such greetings, such as whether it may be used between midnight and [[dawn]], depends on the culture's or speaker's concept of morning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/good-morning|title=Definition of good morning {{!}} Dictionary.com|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref> The use of ''<nowiki/>'good morning''' is ambiguous, usually depending on when the person woke up. As a general rule, the greeting is normally used from 3:00&nbsp;a.m. to around noon. 

Many people greet someone with the shortened 'morning' rather than 'good morning'. It is used as a greeting, never a farewell, unlike 'good night' which is used as the latter. To show respect, one can add the addressee's last name after the salutation: ''Good morning, Mr. Smith.''

For some, the word ''morning'' may refer to the period immediately following waking up, irrespective of the current time of day. This modern sense of ''morning'' is due largely to the worldwide spread of electricity, and the independence from natural light sources.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2996364.stm |title=Why some of us are early risers |access-date=2008-01-30 | work=BBC News | date=2003-06-17 | location=London}}</ref>