Cremation is a burial method based on burning the body of the deceased. A person can, before death, give an order to dispose of his body in this way. Whether cremated or buried in the traditional way is a choice for the family.
Pros and cons of cremation
In Russia, only a few cities have crematoria. According to statistics, 45% of residents use the services of this organization. Cremation is considered a cheaper method of burial than burial or embalming, and is also less harmful to the environment. Opponents of burning the bodies of the dead consider this process less emotional. There is no way to see with your own eyes how a person is buried in the ground, and to say goodbye to him.
If a person does not want his body to rot in the ground after death, then he can bequeath to cremate himself, and also knowingly describe how to deal with the ashes.
Crematorium ovens
In crematoria, special furnaces are used for incineration. The temperature in them is 800-1000 ° C. This is enough for a person's body to collapse into small pieces. The deceased is placed in a container or coffin made of combustible material and sent to an oven. The whole procedure takes 80-120 minutes for an adult. Relatives can be present during the burning, and before and after the event, say goodbye to the deceased. There is an opinion that ashes remain from the body. But this is not the case, the body breaks up into small pieces. All processes in the crematorium are automated, a person only controls a computer. After burning, the remains must cool, and only after that the ashes are placed in the urn.
How to dispose of the remains
Human remains are kept in the crematorium until relatives decide what to do with them. You can bury it in the ground or scatter the ashes in a specially designated place. The crematoria already sells everything needed for the farewell ceremony and for the burning. All segments of the population can use goods and services at an affordable price. Urns for ashes are made of bronze, ceramics or wood. It can then be placed in a columbarium or buried in a cemetery.
While the relatives are deciding what to do with the remains, the ashes in urns are stored in special refrigerators.
The Orthodox Church is sympathetic to cremation. The cities of Russia are growing, there are fewer and fewer places that can be allocated for a cemetery. How many people die every day, then their bodies decompose, releasing toxic substances that poison the drinking water and the earth. The Russian Orthodox Church does not prevent the burning of bodies in the ovens of the crematorium, since this does not contradict the Orthodox canons. This is confirmed by the holding of funeral services by priests right in the crematoria.
The oven in crematoria must comply with all international standards. There are two chambers in it, in one of them the body is burned, and in the other from the remains, harmful gases and impurities are burned out. Ashes without an unpleasant smell are obtained at the exit.
