Thanks, Pat! I was just informed of this tradition from another Sweden rootsweb member. You're great! Becky Olson -----Original Message----- From: sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Petrizzo Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:42 PM To: sweden@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] Mothers present at baptism Becky, Ingela Martenius has written some wonderful articles about Swedish customs. I think both "Rites of Passage" and "Births and Baptisms" answer your question. http://web.comhem.se/~u31263678/genealogy/ Short answer - yes, Swedish mothers were not present at child's baptism due to "churching" or kryktagning. Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message