Alternatively, many green burial cemeteries facilitate the burial of the deceased, as it is such a natural and simple process. This can allow the family to have full involvement in the process in the context of what we refer to as a ‘family-directed funeral’ or DIY funeral. The family...
Returning to the earth when we die – this is the common association we have when we think of burial. But regular burial these days has become a lot less natural in practice. In the Netherlands, green cemeteries are on the rise to restore the ecological balance. Green burial is all about...
"It is a new sacrificial offering way widely accepted by the public. As public cemeteries are often surrounded by forests, bulks of paper-made offerings and their burning are hard to clean up and can easily cause forest fire," said Wang Wei, who has worked at the cemetery for 16 years. ...
Green burial necessitates the use of non-toxic and biodegradable materials, such as caskets, shrouds, and urns. Hybrid, natural, and conservation cemeteries choosing to follow these basic guidelines fall under the general category of green cemeteries, as opposed to conventional lawn cemeteries that ...
cemeteriesecosystem servicesgreen spacerecreationCemeteries existing within cities are often omitted from the "green space" narrative despite their high levels of vegetation. Given the relatively small areas of green space in many cities, it is important to appropriately manage these landscapes to ensure...
TheGreen Burial Councilcertifiesfuneral products, services (funeral homes), and cemeteries and burial groundsthat meet their criteria. While definitions of “green” can vary, these are theirgeneral criteria: “The Green Burial Council believes cemeteries, preserves, and burial grounds can broadly be ...
The oldest of London’s so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries established in the 19th century, Kensal Green is the burial place of a few members of the royal family dating from the Georgian and Victorian eras. The ninth child and sixth son of King George III, Prince Augustus Frederick,...
Introduction ● Green-Wood and other cemeteries are great places to explore different types of stone. We have over 100,000 grave markers and memorials that we collectively call “monuments” and mausoleums on site. While made of many different materials, three are most common: granite, marble,...
Strong’s above reference to “Mt. Auburn” is to that of the first rural cemetery in America, founded in 1831 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to service the greater Boston area. Rural cemeteries, which trace their roots back to Pere Lachaise in Paris, France, aimed at locating burials away fr...
Peter Dowling, a heritage officer at the National Trust in Canberra, says eco-burial sites will not have the same 'cultural value' as one of the many traditional cemeteries he visits. "I quite often get an intense feeling of life and death, of the sort of achievements and failures of the...