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German translation: Ahnentafel

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English term or phrase:	spirit tablet
German translation:	Ahnentafel
Entered by:	Uta Kappler

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Art/Literary - History / Ahnengrabstätten

English term or phrase: spirit tablet

Jongmyo, the Royal Ancestral Shrine, was dedicated in 1395, three years after the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) was established. It enshrines the spirit tablets of its kings and queens
Ich habe Bilder und Beschreibungen bei google gesehen, aber nicht den korrekten Ausdruck auf Deutsch danke

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Ahnentafel

Explanation:
Vermutlich sind Ahnentafeln der Verstorbenen gemeint. So werden sie jedenfalls gerne auf Touristik-Websites genannt.

http://german.visitkorea.or.kr/ger/SI/SI_GE_3_1_1_2.jsp?cid=...
http://www.eu-asien.de/Korea-Informationen/Seoul/Touristenin...

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Ahnentafel

Uta Kappler

Votivtafel

Annie and Rolf Reiser

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Spirit tablets	Horst Huber

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Ahnentafel

Uta Kappler
Local time: 19:24
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Votivtafel

Explanation:
In meiner Heimat in Oberbayern nennt man das Votivtafel.

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http://www.buddhas.ch/user/files/Buddhistische Kunst und Iko...

Seite 4 zeigt eine Referenz zu buddistischen Votivtafeln

Annie and Rolf Reiser
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of:

German,

English

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46 days

Reference: Spirit tablets

Reference information:
Diese repräsentieren die Seelen der Verstorbenen konkret, nicht etwa nur als Namensschilder. Zumeist werden vier Generationen in der Ahnenverehrung beibelhalten, frühere Generationen entschwinden in die Vergangenheit. Ahnentafel ist die übliche Übersetzung.

Horst Huber
United States
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German
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Oct 7, 2010 - Changes made by Uta Kappler:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Oct 6, 2010 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (write-in)	Ahnen Grabstätten => Ahnengrabstätten

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