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Here\u2019s an article (somewhat older, but the story\u2019s still the same) on Germany burial practices. \u00a0Long story short: \u00a0cemeteries are owned by the town, and plots are leased for time periods of between 15 \u2013 30 years, depending on locality, then renewed if the family wishes, or reused otherwise. \u00a0The burial process isn\u2019t one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-germany"],"yoast_head":"\n
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