Weddings, christenings, and funerals were all "celebrated" with large gatherings. In 1838, there were 5,164 christenings, 1,457 funerals, and 2,615 weddings. The graduation is an important and formal family event, like christenings, weddings, and funerals. The church is one of Stockholm's most popular for weddings, christenings and funerals. At 17 Marinova began singing at weddings and christenings. The number of christenings, religious weddings, and funerals is also lower than in the West. The parish register lists christenings, marriages and burials from 1568. It is the site of most state banquets, investitures, royal christenings and other ceremonies. However, the church is still widely used for traditional family ceremonies including christenings and confirmations. It was also rare that christenings were held outside of churches. The ceremony was based on knowledge about christenings of 17th-century vessels. George also missed the christenings of Nicholas' elder daughters, Olga and Tatiana. By 1991, over 3,000 christenings of second-generation Italians had been carried out there.