Similarities in burial practices?
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I can answer this question, I used to work in a memorial park.  In most states here in the US, you by law have to be buried in a cement vault in the ground.  The reason for this is not to contaminate any sources of ground water.  For in ground burial, a standard 6ft deep hole is dug, the hole is usually 6 1/2ft. in length, and 3 1/2, to 4ft. in width.  The cement vault is placed in the hole first, then the coffin containing the deceased is lowered into the vault, and sealed with a cement lid using a sealant to prevent leakage.  \n\nI'm sorry I really don't know the methods of Jewish burial.  The cemetery I worked for was used for people of the christian faith.  We do have a Jewish cemetery in our area, Driving past it, I have seen raised tombstones.  It appears that they use both raised, and flat tombstones
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I want to be cremated and made into an artificial coral reef.  It's giving something back and seems lovely to me.\nThe body has no purpose after death so it's a waste of space and resources to be buried.  I've instructed my family and friends to contact these folks: http://www.eternalreefs.com/
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I don't think anyone has actually figured out how the mummification process works.  They know how they did it more or less but not the preservative formula or how to duplicate it.  You can get mummified maybe but you might not last as long as the Pharaohs, or you'd have to settle for modern conventions.  What about trying fossilization?  Just have someone bury you in volcanic ash or something.
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Try to follow the tradition of the deceased's religion. It shows your respect for him or her. You might go and combine both colors carefully - e.g. your color of mourning is black, their color is white, wear something white with black accents.
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I have asked myself that question too so I did a little checking and I found out some information, for some cemetaries the use the stocked body solution some the cremation but what I found more interesting is that there taking existing land that belong formally to home owners and turning them in to cemetary land. I know here in California we have had plenty of scandal over the years about that and rest assure that is the question that is constantly being asked is where do the bodies go? In the cemetary my mom is buried at they have redeveloped land that was formally from owners who they have bought the land from and turned it into part of the cemetary  which now the place where my mother is at has lots of land there, we were fortunate that we got a new portion of the land before most of the land was taken because there are people dying every 24 seconds and that is true..But next time check your local cemetaries and see how much land they have left and check if they plan to redevelop land for that purpose I did and I was glad I did!
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Some people prefer cremation rather than burial because during cremation you are already turned to dust. In burial some people don't like to think about bugs and such and the decaying process can be rather morbid.
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i actually been to one.  they mourn for the dead person.  they usually sing in a wierd vocal.  u usually kneel for a few hours (hurts!)  they say the biography of the dead person.  then they do some stuff  about purifying i think. (its usually repetetive).  they follow the zodiac on who can face the closing of the coffin.
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burying and burning r the common practices.however the parsis(zorashtrians) lower the dead body into a well and the eagles come and eat it.sometimes the body is beaten with shoes so it attracts the birds.\nin the harappan days people used to bury the dead bodies intheir courtyard with ornaments,weapons and food.
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to the burial ground.
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This is evident, as you have pointed out in most of human behaviour. This concept is similar to ancestor worship. Ancient man had a deeper belief of the after life than present day man. They believe that no one actually died but simply moved on to another existence. Therefore, it was an honor and glory to join ones ancestors in the after-life while making oneself worthy to join them with a glorified death.
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I think they are in some ways. I live in the south, and mostly the obituaries here are a flowery description of the person's life. My husband is from South Dakota- their obituaries are more informational- who died before them- who survived them-where they worked, etc.
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Well, we know when a person dies, their physical body is left behind for burial or cremation... and we have found bodies of mummies thousands of years old, proving them wrong, so no...physical bodies, it seems very unlikely.  Are you really asking if we carry on the same likeness?  Maybe we do...I tend to think so...if indeed there is anything else...I confess no knowledge either way.  It would be comforting to think we will recognize each other because we will "appear" reminiscent of ourselves here in life, but have you ever considered we might just be something else completely?  Not saying it's true...just playing "Devil's Advocate".
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Cremation survey\nThe Cremation Association of North America surveyed family members of more than 124,000 people cremated in the United States during 1996-97. Here is what the association found:\n\nAge: The median age of a cremated person was 74 years old.\n\nRace: 88 percent of people cremated were white, 6 percent black, 3 percent Asian and 3 percent Hispanic.\n\nReligious affiliation: 58 percent were Protestant, 26 percent Catholic, 11 percent Buddhist, 3 percent Jewish, and 2 percent Hindu.\n\nCremation container: 16 percent were placed in a casket, 3 percent in a body bag or wrapping, 1 percent in no container and 80 percent in an alternative container.\n\nDisposition of remains: 41 percent were taken to a cemetery, 36 percent taken home to be kept or scattered later, 18 percent scattered as directed outside of a cemetery, and 5 percent not picked up from the crematory.\n\nDirected locations for scattered remains: 73 percent over water, 27 percent over land.\n\nPercentage of cremations in which the remains were scattered: 24.\n\nService prior to cremation: 33 percent yes, 67 percent no.\n\nMemorial service after cremation: 44 percent yes, 56 percent no\n\nhttp://www.cremation.com/whycremation/survey/\nhttp://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2004/0930/local/stories/03local.htm\n\nIf not, sorry. i would see a local funeral home, they will help you with anything you need
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If you think or have been told Islam does this you are wrong. A Muslim body is washed, cleaned, wrapped in white cloth then scented with perfume/cologne. Then he/she is buried in a simple grave with no tombstone and no coffin. Every Muslim should be buried like this except Martyrs. They are buried the way they die (cloth and all) with no coffin and no tombstone.\n\nIf you have seen or been told Muslims practice this, I suggest you advise them to stop because it is not part of Islam.
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I've seen different things go under there. I think it depends on the traditions of where you live, or the church the person was affiliated with. \nSometimes families write a little bit about who the person was and what they loved most about them. Sometimes people list the people who were very helpful prior to the death, such as a particular hospice nurse of doctor, or family friends who were always there to lean on. Once I saw a tribute to the people who preformed at the funeral ceremony--some special singers sang a collection of Beatles tunes, which meant a lot to the family.\nI hope these suggestions help. Good luck.
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I went to a funeral service for a man who was cremated once.  They had the urn on a table with a nice photograph of him with it.  It was a lot like a regular funeral.
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I am in US. never thought about it, but some of us like to have a tree grow where we were buried.  The tree will use up our ashes and put us back to the earth from which we came.  The spirit cannot be freed as long as we hold on to the body.  The tree also is cheaper than a stone and os self sustaining and keeps someone else from burying their dead on top of us.