If the burial is in far northern Norway, above the Arctic Circle, for example, and is during the winter months, the consideration is the frozen ground. I remember being in Norway at one time during the winter and there were several bodies in a back room to the church waiting for the spring thaw. The church was very 'conveniently' located near the 'old folk's home'. ""ioannes"" <ioannes@ida.net> wrote in message news:000101c09eb7$b1ad43e0$2a77fea9@ivan... > Dear Group, > > I am curious about Norwegian burial practices. My ancestor died on June 1, > the funeral was held on June 9 and the burial on June 22, 1884......another > died on March 11, the funeral held on March 18 and the burial on March 19, > 1893. Why was there so long in between death and burial?? > > Thank you, > > Ivan Nichols > > > -- > Posted from mail.ida.net [204.228.203.4] > via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG