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*The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record. Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | *The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record. Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | ||
*If a couple needed to get married quickly, permission to skip the proclamations could be obtained for a fee. This special permission is called a '''dispensation.''' Common reasons for a hasty marriage include pregnancy and imminent emigration. | *If a couple needed to get married quickly, permission to skip the proclamations could be obtained for a fee. This special permission is called a '''dispensation.''' Common reasons for a hasty marriage include pregnancy and imminent emigration. | ||
*Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. This custom was known as the "''Weinkauf''". Engagement dates may be given in the parish register as '' | *Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. This custom was known as the "''Weinkauf''". Engagement dates may be given in the parish register as "''der Weinkauf''" or "''weinkäuflich''". | ||
===Burials (Begräbnisse)=== | ===Burials (Begräbnisse)=== | ||