Some people turn to cremation over burial or entombment because of the convenience, finding it more practical or cheaper to handle ashes instead of a body. Others might be squeamish about the idea of decay and are attracted to the "sanitizing" effect of flames, while some people find it fitt...
Four decades ago, less than 5 percent of American were cremated when they died. Now that figure stands at nearly half. This is how cremation actually works, and what happens to a culture when its attitude about how to memorialize the dead undergoes a rev
However, you can preplan without the need to prepay a cremation provider by selecting the provider you wish to handle the service and ensuring certain things are in place. You can pre-sign your cremation authorization form and lodge it with the provider in advance. You can set aside the re...
Unlike other cremation jewelry options, ashes to diamonds are bright, personal, and eternal. Each diamond is made uniquely from your loved one’s carbon in an individualized process that you get to watch throughout the 9 months it takes to create. Here’s how it all works, according to our...
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matter breaks down and loses its moisture at the same temperature no matter what kind of remains are in question, the heat of the cremation is the same. You’ll find similar ashes in both types of cremation, both of which go through further processing before they are ready to be taken ...
Planting in cremation ashes sounds like astraight forward solution and wonderful way to pay tribute to a friend or family memberwho has passed on, but can plants grow in human ashes? Unfortunately, the answer is no, not very well, although some plants may be more tolerant than others. While...
Some people want them scattered at sea. Others want jewelry made from their ashes. Some might want to turn their ashes into unique cremation stones with a service likeParting Stone. And others want theirashes turned into vinylrecords.
Direct cremation takes care of the immediate need to arrange a dignified ‘disposition’ of the deceased. Once the cremated remains are returned to a family, they are free to coordinate a memorial service of their own choosing or simply decide to inter an urn or scatter the ashes. ...
Eventually, these implements would be replaced with a scythe, a mowing tool composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle. Many paintings showed death swinging the scythe through a crowd of people, mowing down souls as if they were grain. Sometimes, a young woman ...