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What does pyres mean?
Pyres are piles of dry wood or other combustible materials, often used in the funeral rites of some cultures to cremate corpses .
What is a funeral pyre?
A funeral pyre is a collective of combustible material (such as wood) placed together to effectively dispose of a dead persons body. Typically seen in countries such as India and is based on the same process as cremation. The body is disposed of by burning as in cremation in the UK and USA but is typically done outside. In India this can be often seen at locations along the river ganges where after the pyre have finished burning the ashes are pushed/scattered in the river. Although based in religious practice it serves also to satisfy public health precautions due to decomposition of the dead in a hot country can lead to outbreaks of disease (cholora)
Pile of wood for burning a body?
pyr
What is a pyre?
such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite, as in India.
What do you call a furnace for reducing a body to ashes by burning especially for funeral rites?
Crematorium
What is the name for a pile of wood for burning a body?
pyre
What word means in greek origin a pile of wood for a burning body?
pyr
How are burning calories and burning wood similar and different?
Calories are a unit of heat [energy ] to our bodies. Putting food in our bodies is like putting wood [ fuel ] in the fire place.
What is funeral pyre?
A funeral pyre is a structure that is used to burn a body as part of funeral rites or ceremonies. The practice is prevalent in certain cultures and religions where cremation is a common method of disposing of the deceased person's remains. The ashes are then collected and often scattered or preserved according to the family's wishes.
How do you call a person in charge of a body at a funeral?
Funeral Director
Where was Hitler's funeral?
Hitler didn't have a funeral, his body was burned and that was how he was disposed of.
Who is a person in charge of a body before a funeral?
The funeral director.
