In addition, technological advancement has led to the creation of modern cremation equipments that can help reduce the body to its basic elements. Nevertheless, there are environmental concerns associated with emission of gases released during cremations.
Some people respect the process of allowing the body to decompose naturally and consider cremation merely as hurrying the process while others believe that cremation denotes reverence. The cremated remains can be stored in a cremation urn and displayed on a shelf or mantle at home, scattered on land, scattered from the air by plane, floated on water, placed in a columbarium, buried in a burial plot does not require a full-sized plot , or entombed in a crypt within a mausoleum.
So, you can carry the cremated remains of the deceased with you if you are moving elsewhere but this not possible in case of burial. However, as cremation is an irreversible process , it is essential to make up your mind and be clear as to whether you want to go for a cremation or burial. Moreover, keep in mind that cremation is not a substitute for funeral as the final disposition of the remains is still required. Buddhists - Cremation or burial is acceptable to the Buddhist faith, although Cremation is more traditional.
Catholics — historically cremation was banned by the Catholic church, but nowadays it is widely accepted. But — most Catholic churches prefer the body to be present for Funeral Mass, meaning the cremation would have to wait until after this ceremony. Christians - All Christian denominations accept cremation nowadays, after the Pope lifted the ban on cremation in Historically, cremation was seen as a sacrilegious act towards Christians and God, as it represented blasphemy and a non-acceptance of resurrection.
Eastern Orthodox — the Eastern Orthodox church prohibits cremation as it represents a denial in the acceptance of the physical body. Cremation is forbidden by Byzantine Canon law.
Orthodox Jews — cremation is not acceptable for Orthodox Jews, who believe all bodies should be buried in the ground. Muslims — cremation goes against the beliefs of Islam, meaning Muslims are prohibited from choosing cremation as an option. Sikhs - Cremation is the preferred for Sikh funerals. Burials are acceptable if the circumstances do not allow for cremation.
Whether you opt for a cremation or a burial, there is a wide range of memorials available. For burials, which have a dedicated plot allocated to the burial, headstones are a common choice. However, memorials such as benches , statues and trees are also increasingly common. One of the key differences between burial and cremation is that the ashes are returned to the family following the cremation.
With the location of the memorial less tied to a grave, families often opt to scatter ashes in a memorable place. They may also opt to have a cremation memorial or plaque , to plant the ashes along with a memorial tree , or even to use the ashes to create memorial jewellery.
Your local Dignity Funeral Director will be able to help you decide which is the best option for your loved one. You may align this decision to their personal beliefs or in fact consider their religion as the main influence.
Find your local Funeral Director. A selection of guides you may find useful when organising a funeral for a loved one. Find A Funeral Director Search by town or postcode. What to do when someone dies. What to do immediately. First steps after a death. Useful guides. After the funeral. She has blown away into wind, into ever-fainter memory. This weekend, I am travelling with my two brothers to the Welsh borders, to meet my stepmother and commemorate my father, who died last year.
We are raising a granite stone on his grave in a small country churchyard. Nothing of this kind, sadly, happened with my mother. She just disappeared. We all disappear — but death has the power to still bond those that remain.
The bringing together of my family to one place this weekend is a token of that power. Cremation appealed particularly to working and lower-middle-class families from midth-century Britain onwards — but I think it was a misconceived enthusiasm.
For it suggests that we have abandoned the practice of honouring our dead. Other cultures have ancestor worship, and higher-up social groups usually make a great meal of family trees, often displayed in hallways or front rooms, to show the depth of their roots. But the working class do not have ancestors — they just have dead relatives. The habitual rootlessness of ordinary suburban England is being slowly shuffled off. Like many families I know, I have black and white pictures on my wall going back to the s, reminding me that I did not just pop out of nowhere, freshly minted for a productive role in capitalist society.
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