Memorialize Your Loved One With A Cremation Urn
It is a fact of life that all of us will lose someone that we
care about in death at some point, and although we may not be
able to be with them any longer, it's a widely accepted part of
the grieving process to memorialize them in a fitting way. There
are many ways that this can be done today and the funeral
industry has a wide variety of products that can help dignify
the occasion.
However, one of the most time-honored and ancient of burial
customs is that of cremation. The practice of cremation was the
most predominat means of corpse disposal until the advent of
Christianity in the Roman Empire. There were several reasons why
cremation was popular among ancient cultures, and one was that
fire was considered a purifying agent that would release the
spirit of the deceased in the proper way and allow for a safe
journey to their next life.
Of course, besides the philosophical or religious properties of
cremation, the health benefits of the practice was never in
doubt. Disposal of the body in this way eliminated the
possiblility of disease being spread by decay. Therefore the
practice of cremation has become more and more accepted in
Western cultures as cities have grown larger and cemetaries have
become more crowded.
Cremation in the modern era involves the use of high levels of
heat that reduce the body of the deceased to ashes. The ashes
can then be spread without causing any health problem to others.
However, increasingly many people today are returning to the
ancient practice of storing the ashes in a funerary urn instead.
In such a container the ashes can be kept and memorialized by
their loved ones, or it can also serve as a fitting receptacle
for burial as well.
Cremation urns are available in many different configurations
and price levels, and they need not simply be a utilitarian
object. In fact, some urns can be very decorative and attractive
in appearance.
So if you wish to memorialize a loved one in a dignified way, be
sure to consider a crematory urn as another way to honor and
remember them.
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Jim Johnson writes on many consumer related topics. You can find
out more about urns for
cremation by visiting our All About Urns website.