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How to behave properly at a funeral?

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  1.  Arrive at the funeral on time, preferably a few minutes beforehand. Being late is disrespectful towards the relatives and disturbs the funeral service ! 2.  After entering the funeral hall , it is customary to stand by the coffin or the urn for a few seconds, to linger and silently commemorate the deceased. 3.  It is best to place bouquets, flower arrangements or funeral wreaths you have brought with you on the floor in front of the coffin   - stylish floral decorations are an important part of the decoration for the funeral service . 4.  Find a place that reflects your relationship to the deceased or to the relatives. Only the closest relatives are allowed to take the front seats. The spouses, children and siblings of the deceased usually sit in the front row. Close friends and relatives take their places in the rows behind. Distant relatives, acquaintances or (former) work colleagues sit in the back rows. 5.  Remain quiet during the funeral ser...

What are the common options considered for disposing of ashes after cremation?

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  Cremation is a modern, environmentally friendly way of burying the dead. For more than a century, the world funeral culture has been widely using the highly cultural tradition of farewell to the deceased - cremation - a modern trend in the ecology and economics of funerals. A crematorium (from the Latin "cremo" - to burn) - is a ritual building designed to commit the bodies (remains) of the dead (dead) to fire (cremation). Cremation reduces the territory for burial by 100 times, and the period of mineralization of the remains is reduced from 25-50 years to 1 hour. Below are some of the most common options for disposing of ashes after cremation : 1. Burial in the ground - in a grave in a cemetery , burial to an already existing family burial, or burial in individual plots, where only cremated remains are allowed to be buried; 2 . Placement in a special wall, which is a stone or brick structure with many cells, that are tiered, where the sizes of niches are stand...