As we all know, you can’t bury a coffin in the cemetery in winter. So the body is kept refrigerated until warmer weather arrives. But what was done in those days, before the invention of electricity? In the case of La Nativité church (as elsewhere), bodies were placed in what was called a charnel house (what a sad choice of word).
Well, guess what? That mass grave still exists. You can see it to the right of the church. But don’t worry: for a long time now, it’s only been there to be admired. And to shudder to think of those who had to clear the place out come spring…