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BURIAL FAQs

Burial Services deceased, a columbarium provides friends and

family and place to come to mourn and visit.
Traditionally, a burial service involves a visita- Columbarium walls do not take up a lot of
tion, followed by a funeral service in a church, space and it is a cheaper alternative to a burial
or other place of worship. The casket is typical- plot.
ly presented at both of these events, and it is
your decision to have the casket open or not. Natural cemeteries: Natural cemeteries, also
You have the option of having the remains known as eco-cemeteries or green cemeteries
interred (earth burial), or it may be entombed in are a new style of cemetery set aside for natural
a crypt inside a mausoleum (above ground burials. Natural burials are motivated by the
burial). Family or religious traditions are often desire to be environmentally aware, although
a factor for choosing burial. Decisions need to natural burials can be performed at any type of
be made on whether the body needs to be cemetery, they are usually done in a natural
embalmed, what kind of casket to use, what woodland area. Conventional markings such as
cemetery to use and what to put on the grave- headstones are generally replaced with a tree or
stone. a bush or a placement of natural rock.

Cemetery types Burial FAQs

Monumental cemetery: A monumental ceme-
tery is the traditional style of cemetery where What is opening and closing and why
headstones or other monuments made of marble is it so expensive? opening and closing of the grave is conducted In a hundred years will this cemetery
or granite rise vertically above the ground. Opening and closing fees can include up to and by cemetery grounds personnel only. still be there?
There are countless different types of designs beyond 50 separate services provided by the We think of cemetery lands as being in perpetu-
for headstones, ranging from very simple to cemetery. Typically, the opening and closing Why is having a place to visit so ity. There are cemeteries throughout the world
large and complex. fee includes administration and permanent important? that have been in existence for hundreds of
record keeping (determining ownership, To remember and to be remebered are natural years.
Lawn cemetery: A lawn cemetery is where each obtaining permission and the completion of human needs. A permanent memorial in a ceme-
grave is marked with a small commemorative other documentation which may be required, tery provides a focal point for rememberance How soon after or how long after a
plaque that is place horizontally at the head of entering the interment particulars in the inter- and memorializing the deceased. Throughout death must an individual be buried?
the grave at ground-level. Families can still be ment register, maintaining all legal files); human history, memorialization of the dead has There is no law that states a specific time frame
involved in the design and the information con- opening and closing the grave (locating the been a key component of almost every culture. for burial. Considerations that will affect time-
tained on the plaque, in most cases, however, grave and laying out the boundaries, excavating Psychologists say that rememberance practices, line include the need to secure all permits and
the plaques are a standard design. and filling the interment space); installation from the funeral or memorial service to perma- authorizations, notification of family and
and removal of the lowering device; placement nent memorialization, serve an important emo- friends, preparation of cemetery site and
Mausoleum: A mausoleum is an external free and removal of artificial grass dressing and tional function for survivors by helping them religious considerations. Public health laws
standing building constructed as a monument coco-matting at the grave site, levelling, tamp- bring closure and allowing the healing process may have limitations on the maximum length of
enclosing the interment space or burial cham- ing, re-grading and sodding the grave site and to begin. Providing a permanent resting place time allowed to pass prior to final disposition.
ber of a deceased person or people. A mausole- levelling and resodding the grave if the earth for the deceased is a dignified treatment for a Contact your local funeral provider for more
um may be considered a type of tomb or the settles. loved one’s mortal remains, which fulfills the details.
tomb may be considered to be within the mau- natural human desire for memorialization.
soleum. The most famous mausoleum is the Taj Can we dig our own grave to avoid the Does a body have to be embalmed
Mahal in India. charge for opening and closing? What happens when a cemetery runs before it is buried?
The actual opening and closing of the grave is out of land? No. Embalming is a choice depending on
Columbarium: Columbarium walls are general- just one component of the opening and closing When a cemetery runs out of land, it will con- factors like if there is an open casket viewing of
ly reserved for cremated remains. While fee. Due to safety issues which arise around the tinue to operate and serve the community. Most the body or if there is to be extended time
cremated remains can be kept at home by fami- use of machinery on cemetery property and the cemeteries have crematoriums and some histor- between death and interment. Public health
lies or scattered somewhere significant to the protection of other gravesites, the actual ic cemeteries even offer guided tours. laws may require it if the body is transported.

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