Charnier du cimetière de Ste-Germaine, Lac-Etchemin, Qc, Canada
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lyturmel
N 46° 23.976 W 070° 30.856
19T E 383594 N 5139561
Le charnier, tout près du cimetière de Ste-Germaine - The charnel house near Ste-Germaine's cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMMP7G
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 10/18/2014
Views: 6
Au Québec, le charnier est aussi un petit bâtiment dans l’enceinte d’un cimetière pour entreposer les corps des personnes décédées pendant les mois d’hiver afin de les inhumer au printemps. In Quebec, the charnel house is a small building near the cemetery to store the dead bodies during the winter months. They are buried in spring as soon as the ground is not frozen.
Active: yes
Accessible: yes
Admission fee: Free
Web documentation: Not listed
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