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Cremation prevents the dead body from being a source of disease. Like a burial, a cremation gives the loved ones of the deceased a ceremony to say goodbye. Fire is an important symbol in many cultures.
Burial plots can be expensive and suitably deep soil may not be available in some locations.
Some may simply prefer to be cremated rather than buried for other, more personal, reasons.
Burning of the body prevents the deceased from coming back as a flesh eating-zombie. It's more of a safety issue.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoIt's done most often now to save money
It has the added effect of saving space in cemeteries, which is especially beneficial in places like Europe where the cemeteries have been full for centuries.
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∙ 13y agoSome people think its 'cleaner', since if you let yourself just buried, worms eat you and you rot and stuff. Other people do it for religious reasons.
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Can you cremate a pet lizard?
Absolutely. Just take the body to any veterinary surgery - and ask them to cremate it for you.
How long to Hindu mourn before they cremate the body?
24 hours
How would you cremate a pet at home?
You can't - to cremate an animal takes intense heat (up to 1800 degrees F), which is not possible to sustain at home.
Do Sikhs cremate or bury?
Sikhs only cremate.
Is it illegal to cremate a body in public?
It is illegal in the United States but not in some other parts of the world.
What does Sam McGee ask the Speaker to do?
Sam McGee asks the Speaker to cremate his body by burning it in a crematorium. He wants to be cremated because he is afraid of the cold and does not want to be buried in the icy ground of the Arctic.
What does Elpenor ask Odysseus and the crew to do?
Elpenor asks Odysseus to cremate and bury his body, putting his oar above his grave.
Is it possible to catch any diseases from a persons cremated ashes?
The amount of heat that is required to cremate a human body, would destroy all forms of disease. Therefore, NO it is no possible to catch a disease from the remains of a human.
Does Sam McGee die in the poem or not?
Yes, Sam McGee dies in the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee". He hated the cold and a man promised him that he would cremate his body so that his spirit would be warm. After Sam died, the man kept his promise and cremated him.
What does Korea do with their decease?
bury or cremate them
Why did the ancient Egyptians put so much effort into the process of embalming their dead?
They embalmed their dead because they believed they would not go to the afterlife otherwise. Embalming was a way for the spirit to leave the body.
How do you release a body from a Florida morgue?
Some one close to that person is the only one that can get the body moved unless they can't get a hold of them then they will contact someone else to make a decision whether it not to move it or cremate it
