Figure 1.--This unidentified German boy looks to be doing his First Communion in the 1950s. He looks to be more the age German boys did their Konfirmation.

We see a ramge of ages doung First Communiuion. Some of the children look more like the age appropriate for conformation. Usually First Communion was for vhildren about 7-8 years of age, but there could be some varistion for various reasons such as wanting brithers or sisters to do it gtogether. Conformation was for children anout 13 years old. We see children who look to be as old as 13 years doing their First Communion. We are not sure why that was.

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