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Yes, you can. In some places it isn't legal, but it is possible.
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β 14y agoThe laws vary from place to place, but in the US, the sanitation laws require that a coffin be used. It also typically requires a concrete vault as well.
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What is in the reed coffin?
A body.
Why is the lid of a coffin nailed down?
The decay of a body releases a large amount of horrible smelling gas, and that can seep up through a loose coffin lid.
What was queen elizabeth's coffin made of?
For her funeral she was in a lead coffin (covered in purple velvet and a life-like effigy). But she must have had a double coffin (a coffin inside a coffin) because in the 1800's when her tomb was opened it was reported she had a wooden coffin so her wooden coffin must have been inside the lead one, although I cannot confirm this, its only an assumption. its also possible that she had a lead coffin for the funeral and her body was then moved to a wood one later. point being, she had one lead one, and one wood one.
Did Henry VIII explode in his coffin?
Henry VIII died he was placed in a coffin in Syon Chapel but his body rotted so much that it exploded all his blood and guts splashed everywhere. His remains were then moved into another coffin and was later buried
How and where to bury a body?
You can bury ashes in your local Cemetery or local Natural Burial Ground. Consider burying the ashes in a place the deceased enjoyed. Some people keep the ashes.
Why do you throw soil onto a coffin?
Because your trying to bury it. Its hard to bury ti without putting soil on top.
Can you bury a rosary in a coffin?
It is often done.
What is the name of the box dead people get put in when they bury them?
coffin? sarcophegus? tomb?
How much does a coffin cost to buy?
A coffin is a box that is used to bury the dead in. The cost of a coffin will vary depending on factors such as the type of material it is constructed of, design and linings. A funeral director can give an estimate of a coffin cost.
How do you use coffin in a sentence?
The body laid in the coffin.
What are sarcopgagus used for?
They are used to bury the dead in Egyptian times. it is a form of coffin which has inscriptions and pictures on it
Why were sarcophagi made?
they are made to bury ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and usually have more than 50 pounds of gold one EACH of them They WERE made to bury ancient Pharaohs.....today, they encompass the coffin to keep weather/bugs out and to keep the ground above the coffin from sagging.
What are coffin trench?
for there body's
What is in the reed coffin?
A body.
What is a mummiform coffin?
A coffin possessing the shape of a mummy (the shape of a human body).
What was in the coffin in number the stars?
There was clothes in the coffin, not a dead body. It was to help the Jews to escape.
Where is wilfrid lauriers body?
in a coffin
