Death-related rituals have been a lifelong interest of mine, hence my interest in the death masks and various other things that have come up.
Since they are written in the font you like to much, I shall translate:
Hahaha. Thank you. I'm getting better! And one day, after I've gotten the hang of German, I'm going to tackle the font so that I can read all the older sources without you having to do it for me. In the meantime: thank you!
Widow for her husband: exactly a year and no more. Widower for his wife: half a year and no more.
Ha! This actually matches England and the US in the 19th century, and I've learned painfully that my knowledge of those places and periods don't always translate to early 18th century Prussia when I think they do.
So I'm a bit confused: does the six week rule only apply to FW qua monarch, so the servants and nobility are done after six weeks, but his wife and children have to abide by the family rules? Or is it six weeks across the board?
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Re: Various questions from Mildred
Date: 2021-02-21 06:29 pm (UTC)Death-related rituals have been a lifelong interest of mine, hence my interest in the death masks and various other things that have come up.
Since they are written in the font you like to much, I shall translate:
Hahaha. Thank you. I'm getting better! And one day, after I've gotten the hang of German, I'm going to tackle the font so that I can read all the older sources without you having to do it for me. In the meantime: thank you!
Widow for her husband: exactly a year and no more.
Widower for his wife: half a year and no more.
Ha! This actually matches England and the US in the 19th century, and I've learned painfully that my knowledge of those places and periods don't always translate to early 18th century Prussia when I think they do.
So I'm a bit confused: does the six week rule only apply to FW qua monarch, so the servants and nobility are done after six weeks, but his wife and children have to abide by the family rules? Or is it six weeks across the board?