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===Aftægt=== | ===Aftægt=== | ||
''Aftægt'' is a kind of "private pension". It can also be called | ''Aftægt'' is a kind of "private pension". It can also be called revenue, presence or roofing. ''Aftægt'' was a set of different benefits that a new occupant in a house or on a farm gave to the older, former residents, who had declined or charged property. | ||
Usually it was in the family when such an elderly couple "waived their bed" to a daughter and son-in-law to take possession of their home. Then there was perhaps only family members grace and mercy (or even worse, poor housing) that assure the elderly a secure living situation until their death. | Usually it was in the family when such an elderly couple "waived their bed" to a daughter and son-in-law to take possession of their home. Then there was perhaps only family members grace and mercy (or even worse, poor housing) that assure the elderly a secure living situation until their death. | ||
===Pork and funeral=== | ===Pork and funeral=== | ||
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