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WINTER RECEIVING VAULT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Architecture
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- winter receiving vault
1, record 1, English, winter%20receiving%20vault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- winter vault 2, record 1, English, winter%20vault
correct
- dead house 3, record 1, English, dead%20house
correct
- receiving vault 4, record 1, English, receiving%20vault
correct
- receiving tomb 5, record 1, English, receiving%20tomb
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In nineteenth-century Ontario, winter created a challenge to the undertaker. What to do with the dead? The ground, frozen deep in snow from the solstice to spring, made burial impossible. Winter also provided the solution: winter vaults, or "dead houses" as they came to be commonly known. 2, record 1, English, - winter%20receiving%20vault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deadhouse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Architecture
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charnier
1, record 1, French, charnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caveau d'hiver 2, record 1, French, caveau%20d%27hiver
correct, masculine noun
- caveau de réception 3, record 1, French, caveau%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Québec, malgré le climat [...], plusieurs cimetières font des inhumations tout au long de l'année, sans relâche. Pour les autres, les mises en terre sont généralement suspendues entre le 1er novembre et le 30 avril. On procède alors à la mise en charnier des cercueils. Un charnier est une bâtisse située sur le cimetière. Ce bâtiment est érigé sur du béton et n'est pas isolé, afin de conserver les corps embaumés au froid. 4, record 1, French, - charnier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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