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In Gramps you define an event as belonging to a [[Gramps_Glossary#E|event type]]. This is useful as it allows the grouping of events under a common denominator, the event type. When creating an event, you must first select the event type. This can be any of the predefined events, or you can create a [[Custom_Event_Types|custom event]] just by typing a name.
The pre-defined events provide most of what you need. For the sake of frivolity however, let us imagine that great uncle George was a lethariolothario, and proud of it, and insisted that you recorded details of his numerous conquests in exchange for some vital genealogy documents that you need. You could then define an event type "affairs", and then in his individual record enter one such event for each affair, entering the date, place, details, etc for each. You then end up with a list of all his affairs listed chronologically.
Frivolity apart however, defining too many event types can be problematic, and in many cases it might be better practice to group events under the same event type, and instead use the description field to add an extra nuance.
===Bas Mitzvah===
The ceremonial 'coming of age' event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah"
===Bar Mitzvah===
The ceremonial 'coming of age' event held when a Jewish boy reaches age 13
===Blessing===
===Confirmation===
===First Communion===
See [[Custom Event Types]] for some event types that are currently used by some users.
==Fallback Events==
Gramps uses a number of Fallback events in lists and views when one of the main life events is missing.
As an example, a person's Baptism event may be known but not the Birth event. In the lists and views if there is no Birth event, the date of the Baptism is used where the birth date would normally be displayed. When these dates are used, the date will be displayed in italics.
The Fallback events are:
;Birth: ''Baptism'' or ''Christening''
;Death: ''Burial'', ''Cremation'' or ''Cause of Death''
;Marriage: ''Engagement'' or ''Alternate Marriage''
;Divorce: ''Annulment'' or ''Divorce Filing''
== Event types not available in Gramps ==
== Events and Facts ==
[httphttps://wiki.phpgedview.net/en/index.php?title=Facts_and_Events PhpGedView] lists the naming conventions in Gedcom GEDCOM standard between : '''Events''' and '''Facts'''. =See also=* [[Gramps Glossary]] - overview of terms that appear in Gramps
[[Category:Gramps terminology]]
