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Titel: Genline translation help please
Skrivet av: Louise P Viola skrivet 2005-01-25, 12:50
Good morning everyone!
The tradition of godmother and godfather has not changed much at all from Sweden to the USA. Lutherans in the US call it Baptism not Christening, but they are considered the same thing. I was baptized in the Lutheran church but had no godparents. That was my parents choice, and I guess it was permitted. My 2 daughters were baptized in the Lutheran church, and we did choose godparents for them. Still today, the godmother is the one who holds (carries) the baby for the baptism. The purpose of the godparents is to see to the proper religious education of the child should the parents die.
There are no witnesses listed as in the old records, except for the godparents. In the Lutheran Church, everyone attending the Sunday morning church service are witnesses, as we baptize babies during the service.
I have done no research on this issue. These comments are from my own experience.