Death is an eventuality that people sometimes are required to plan for, in the event of a loved one's terminal illness or advanced age. It is a traumatic time for those involved, and practical arrangements may be neglected. However, once addressed, they prove to be expensive, and one of the most costly aspects is the deceased's physical burial. This is why many people choose to make use of an alternative to burial, cremation. Cremation is no less dignified, but it is much cheaper. The deceased's ashes are then placed in specially selected ceramic funerary urns.
There are reasons why burial is so much more expensive than cremation. One is that cemeteries in older settlements are reaching their capacity, or have already. Municipalities charge rates for graves, and sometimes also re-use older graves, making it impossible to be buried there for longer than the specified span of years. Then again, the family must carry the cost of erecting the gravestone.
Tending to the grave is another issue. Graves which have become dilapidated or those which have been desecrated are an eyesore in the public environment and a slight to the deceased's memory. However, some families cannot physically maintain the grave, or have no intention of doing so. They would therefore rather cremate the body and bury or store the ashes.
Cremation is a less onerous method of disposing of the body. It can be performed in less than a day and is not as financially taxing on the family. Authorities place no restrictions on what relatives are allowed to do with the ashes, since the ash is not a threat to public health. Sometimes, the deceased leaves specific orders on how their ash is to be stored or disposed of. This typically revolves around a place that was important to them, such as their favourite sports team's home stadium. Their relatives would then sprinkle the ashes on the pitch in the stadium.
If the deceased has not left behind any such instructions, people often keep the ashes in an urn. The design of the urn can then be incorporated into the overall process of tribute to the relative. An urn can be made in any design or have any decoration, so it is a personalized memento of the person whose ashes it holds.
As an example, an avid supporter of a sports team might be remembered by an urn emblazoned with the badge of that team. The possibilities presented by this method of remembrance are enormous and do not necessarily entail substantial expense. The urn is an element in the dead person's attempt to achieve a positive memory for those they were dear to.
Other unconventional uses of funerary urns are possible. People may bury valuable assets or money in the ashes, since the urn may not appear as important to burglars or thieves. In cases where the desired final resting place of a relative is a matter of dispute between family members, false ashes may be placed in the urn by either side.
Such levity aside, the death of a family member is recognised by psychologists as the hardest personal experience that anyone ever has to deal with. Urns allow people to put a more personal stamp on the official process of cremation and mourning. They are also more accessible to those who cannot easily sponsor a grave and tombstone. Therefore, price does not have be yet another negative aspect of an already unhappy situation.
There are reasons why burial is so much more expensive than cremation. One is that cemeteries in older settlements are reaching their capacity, or have already. Municipalities charge rates for graves, and sometimes also re-use older graves, making it impossible to be buried there for longer than the specified span of years. Then again, the family must carry the cost of erecting the gravestone.
Tending to the grave is another issue. Graves which have become dilapidated or those which have been desecrated are an eyesore in the public environment and a slight to the deceased's memory. However, some families cannot physically maintain the grave, or have no intention of doing so. They would therefore rather cremate the body and bury or store the ashes.
Cremation is a less onerous method of disposing of the body. It can be performed in less than a day and is not as financially taxing on the family. Authorities place no restrictions on what relatives are allowed to do with the ashes, since the ash is not a threat to public health. Sometimes, the deceased leaves specific orders on how their ash is to be stored or disposed of. This typically revolves around a place that was important to them, such as their favourite sports team's home stadium. Their relatives would then sprinkle the ashes on the pitch in the stadium.
If the deceased has not left behind any such instructions, people often keep the ashes in an urn. The design of the urn can then be incorporated into the overall process of tribute to the relative. An urn can be made in any design or have any decoration, so it is a personalized memento of the person whose ashes it holds.
As an example, an avid supporter of a sports team might be remembered by an urn emblazoned with the badge of that team. The possibilities presented by this method of remembrance are enormous and do not necessarily entail substantial expense. The urn is an element in the dead person's attempt to achieve a positive memory for those they were dear to.
Other unconventional uses of funerary urns are possible. People may bury valuable assets or money in the ashes, since the urn may not appear as important to burglars or thieves. In cases where the desired final resting place of a relative is a matter of dispute between family members, false ashes may be placed in the urn by either side.
Such levity aside, the death of a family member is recognised by psychologists as the hardest personal experience that anyone ever has to deal with. Urns allow people to put a more personal stamp on the official process of cremation and mourning. They are also more accessible to those who cannot easily sponsor a grave and tombstone. Therefore, price does not have be yet another negative aspect of an already unhappy situation.
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