The crematorium is a special building in which the bodies of dead people are burned. For some it sounds scary, others find this procedure practical. Some even bequeath to dispel their ashes in a place that was dear to them in life. There are many opponents of this method of destroying the body, because according to the Christian religion it must be interred. But in any case, everyone is free to decide for himself what is more permissible for the last farewell: cemeteries, crematoriums or other non-traditional burial rites, in accordance with their beliefs, religion and worldview. Modern technologies make the process fast and aesthetic.
How it works
The crematorium is a complex of services that allows you to adequately say goodbye to the deceased. Relatives and friends invited to the ceremony should at least briefly familiarize themselves with how all this will happen, because many people are afraid of the idea that they can see there. Often crematoriums are located near cemeteries. They have their own morgues, in which they preserve the body of the deceased for three days. They also provide services in sanitary-hygienic processing, hair styling, makeup, dressing. In addition, they have halls for farewell, as well as presenters who will hold the ceremony in a festive atmosphere. After the last words are said and flowers and bouquets are laid, the coffin is taken to the furnace. It’s not necessary to watch him go into the fire, and not everyone will be able to withstand such a moral burden. But there are those who, on the contrary, want to see everything that will happen to the body of a loved one, as if being close to him until the last minute. They are given such an opportunity (there is a special window in the oven for this), but for a fee.
How is the dust
A crematorium is not only a building, but also a furnace, where the body of the deceased is exposed to a jet of hot gas, the temperature of which reaches 900-1000 degrees C. It would seem that everything subjected to such thermal effects should be turned to ashes. However, the bones remain intact. To get the ashes for columbaria, workers grind them on a cremulator. Then, mixed with ash from the furnace, a special capsule is filled. With this method of "disposal" of the body, a "product" is obtained weighing 2.5-3 kg or a volume of 3 liters. The process itself occurs within 1-1.5 hours. Unfortunately, according to our laws, it is impossible to store the ashes of a loved one, obtained from a crematorium, at home. Be sure to bury it in a special columbarium or bury it in the ground in a cemetery. In some cases, if the permission of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service is obtained, you can dispel it in the chosen place.
Positive sides
The crematorium is a place of worthy farewell to the deceased. For many people, it is psychologically easier to bury the ashes than to think about what happens to the body of a loved one underground. In addition, in some cases, for example, if a person died in another country, it is easier to transport cremated remains to the place of burial. Also, the possibility of long storage of dust is a big plus, when for some reason you need to postpone the farewell ceremony for some time.
Do not be afraid that an unpleasant odor will appear during the cremation process. Nowadays, advanced stoves are used, so that relatives will not even see smoke. In addition, ashes are sterile, which makes burial a hygienic procedure. After all, often sanitary services receive complaints that harmful substances enter the water and soil that are formed in the process of decomposition of bodies buried in cemeteries underground.
