There are both advantages and disadvantages to burials and cremations. But, the majority of Americans are buried. One advantage to being buried is, the people who attend the visitation and funeral are able to view the person. Some people say that this provides closure and acceptance of the person’s death. They see the person dead and it becomes a reality of the situation.
Another advantage to a burial is, some visitors may want to touch that special person for the last time. I know when I take my own children to wake services, they always like to give that person a special goodbye kiss on their head or touch their hand. Plus, my kids call the coffin the deceased person’s “heaven bed.” Furthermore, my children have never had nightmares or were …show more content…
This may be a special request from the deceased person. If the person was just in an urn, there could only be one casket bearer versus a few. So, if the deceased had a couple people in mind that were special, a burial may be the way to go.
There are also disadvantages in being buried. One disadvantage is the cost. Caskets are expensive. In addition to the casket, the person has to be embalmed. There also are cosmetic and hair dressing charges. Then, there are also transportation fees for the hearse. The burial plot or mausoleum crypt is another expense to a burial. At the grave, there needs to be a vault, headstone or grave marker. There will also be grave digging and covering costs too. Also, the deceased person may not have family or close friends to be the casket bearers. Therefore, they might not have enough people to carry the …show more content…
Cremation cost about one eighth of a burial. There are many reasons why a cremation would be more cost effective. An urn would only need a small hole and vault versus a large hole and vault. Plus, the cost of the coffin is a huge expense. An urn would be much cheaper to buy. I would think that it might cost less money for the cemetery plot due to the size. Therefore, many people are choosing cremation versus a burial. Furthermore, there are some people that do not want to be displayed in front of others for visitation viewing. Also, if the person wants to be buried in a different place such as a different state or country, they just have to have someone carry the urn versus transporting a whole casket. Urns are very portable versus a casket. I imagine transporting a casket takes a few weeks and is expensive. This leads me to another benefit, the person may not want to be buried at all. Maybe, they had a special place in mind, to where they would like their ashes to be distributed such as, a favorite park, ocean, or where their spouse proposed to them. Many people also feel that choosing a cremation is friendlier to the environment if the ashes are spread or displayed on a family member’s mantel. These people feel that it is friendlier to the environment since, the land is not
Another advantage to a burial is, some visitors may want to touch that special person for the last time. I know when I take my own children to wake services, they always like to give that person a special goodbye kiss on their head or touch their hand. Plus, my kids call the coffin the deceased person’s “heaven bed.” Furthermore, my children have never had nightmares or were …show more content…
This may be a special request from the deceased person. If the person was just in an urn, there could only be one casket bearer versus a few. So, if the deceased had a couple people in mind that were special, a burial may be the way to go.
There are also disadvantages in being buried. One disadvantage is the cost. Caskets are expensive. In addition to the casket, the person has to be embalmed. There also are cosmetic and hair dressing charges. Then, there are also transportation fees for the hearse. The burial plot or mausoleum crypt is another expense to a burial. At the grave, there needs to be a vault, headstone or grave marker. There will also be grave digging and covering costs too. Also, the deceased person may not have family or close friends to be the casket bearers. Therefore, they might not have enough people to carry the …show more content…
Cremation cost about one eighth of a burial. There are many reasons why a cremation would be more cost effective. An urn would only need a small hole and vault versus a large hole and vault. Plus, the cost of the coffin is a huge expense. An urn would be much cheaper to buy. I would think that it might cost less money for the cemetery plot due to the size. Therefore, many people are choosing cremation versus a burial. Furthermore, there are some people that do not want to be displayed in front of others for visitation viewing. Also, if the person wants to be buried in a different place such as a different state or country, they just have to have someone carry the urn versus transporting a whole casket. Urns are very portable versus a casket. I imagine transporting a casket takes a few weeks and is expensive. This leads me to another benefit, the person may not want to be buried at all. Maybe, they had a special place in mind, to where they would like their ashes to be distributed such as, a favorite park, ocean, or where their spouse proposed to them. Many people also feel that choosing a cremation is friendlier to the environment if the ashes are spread or displayed on a family member’s mantel. These people feel that it is friendlier to the environment since, the land is not