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From: J & K Sindberg <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Christened or baptized
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:02:24 -0500
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The word "christening" is a Christen word, right?
I have wondered about non-Christens born in Denmark.
I have been told that they are recorded in the Lutheran
Church records. Is this consider a "christening" by Danes.
What would be the correct English word to use?

JimS

Barb wrote:
> I know you all discussed this subject way back last year, but in December I was inundated with other matters, so I'm just now reading the list e-mails. I decided when I first began to put my genealogy findings on the computer that I would refer to christenings as those events which took place in Denmark, and baptisms as those events which took place in the US. For me, it made sense.
>
> Barb Larsen in Overland Park Kansas
> Today the temp. is in the 30's, but the north wind makes it feel MUCH colder.
>

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