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It’s not uncommon to search for the grave of an ancestor, hoping to get some birth or death date from the gravestone (especially in U.S. Research). Before you plan a trip to Denmark to travel around their cemeteries, you should consider some of the social and cultural differences. Here are a few things to consider:<br> | It’s not uncommon to search for the grave of an ancestor, hoping to get some birth or death date from the gravestone (especially in U.S. Research). Before you plan a trip to Denmark to travel around their cemeteries, you should consider some of the social and cultural differences. Here are a few things to consider:<br> | ||
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*It has been deeply rooted in the Danish culture (for centuries) to be buried in the churchyard. The majority of burials | *It has been deeply rooted in the Danish culture (for centuries) to be buried in the churchyard. The majority of burials whether it’s with a casket or an urn are still buried in a Lutheran churchyard regardless of religious affiliation. The church yard may have sections for different religious groups for example: Jews, or Muslims.<br> | ||
*With the limited space in the Lutheran churchyards , combined with a steady number of burials over many centuries, the Danes’ have had a practice of re-using burial plots. Currently they will re-use a burial plot after 20 years (with a casket burial), or 10 years (with an urn), unless the family has made special arrangements to take care of it. When a plot is re-used, the grave stone is removed.<br> | |||
*While a family member’s burial plot is in- tact, the surviving family will take beautiful care of the grounds. After the remains have returned to the earth, and the actual plot is re-used, the churchyard remains a special place where they feel very connected to their deceased family members.<br> | |||
Denmark's [http://www.findengrav.dk/ Find en grav]<br> | |||
[http://www.dk-gravsten.dk/forside.php dk-gravsten (Denmark grave stone website)] | |||
[https://www.kbharkiv.dk/sog-i-arkivet/kilder-pa-nettet/begravelser Funerals in Copenhagen] Overview of digitized sources that deal with funerals in Copenhagen. | |||
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It’s not uncommon to search for the grave of an ancestor, hoping to get some birth or death date from the gravestone (especially in U.S. Research). Before you plan a trip to Denmark to travel around their cemeteries, you should consider some of the social and cultural differences. Here are a few things to consider:
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- It has been deeply rooted in the Danish culture (for centuries) to be buried in the churchyard. The majority of burials whether it’s with a casket or an urn are still buried in a Lutheran churchyard regardless of religious affiliation. The church yard may have sections for different religious groups for example: Jews, or Muslims.
- With the limited space in the Lutheran churchyards , combined with a steady number of burials over many centuries, the Danes’ have had a practice of re-using burial plots. Currently they will re-use a burial plot after 20 years (with a casket burial), or 10 years (with an urn), unless the family has made special arrangements to take care of it. When a plot is re-used, the grave stone is removed.
- While a family member’s burial plot is in- tact, the surviving family will take beautiful care of the grounds. After the remains have returned to the earth, and the actual plot is re-used, the churchyard remains a special place where they feel very connected to their deceased family members.
Denmark's Find en grav
dk-gravsten (Denmark grave stone website)
Funerals in Copenhagen Overview of digitized sources that deal with funerals in Copenhagen.
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