Factors To Consider When Choosing Between Cremations Or Funerals
Many people when they lose their loved ones, tend to have a difficult time in making a decision on whether to do a cremation or burial service
. The two are very different from each other and one should make a careful decision on which one to use. A funeral is where the deceased is put into a casket and put into the ground. Cremation is a situation where they burn the deceased in a furnace into to ashes and the ashes are then scattered in a place where the deceased wanted.
Cost is the first consideration to put in place. The cost that would be incurred is different between the two. In this situation cremations are always cheaper than burials. This is because one is likely to pay for the cremation and may be disposal of ashes if they have nowhere to dispose. The cost that will be evaded will be purchase of a cemetery space, a casket purchase and transportation and also personal transport to the burial ceremony.
The time consumed in burials is much in that one has to make preparations for the site and time raise funds. The traveling involved to the site and the burial process may take even up to a whole day and preparations may take a week or even more. This is compared to the other process that may take even three hours to do every process involved.
The feelings or instructions given by the deceased are another factor to be looked into. There are people who usually give specific details on what should be done after the die and this will be a key thing to decide on the method used.
Environmental factors are another thing. Cremation has been said to cause greenhouse gases and any one conserving the environment will not opt for the process. This will eventually cause a big environmental debt. On the other hand in many countries governments are on constant addition of cemeteries because many cemeteries are reaching capacity.
The culture of certain group of people is also a determinant in the process used. Some cultures have a strict direction on the process to be followed. Some are strict on burials while others are strict on cremations but are other accepts either. In this case it will be a key guide on what process to use.
The decision of cremations or burials can be made on the basis of remembrance of the other family members. A burial is better if you would like to keep remembering the person unlike incineration where by one has nowhere in particular where there loved one is.