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  2. Vatican eases rules on the ashes of the dead - AOL

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    A small part of a dead person's cremated ashes may be stored in a place that was dear to them rather than in a church or cemetery, the Vatican said on Tuesday, softening its previous stance on the ...

  3. Aerial Ashes - Wikipedia

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    Mace was asked to scatter the ashes of ex-RAF airmen over the sea, creating meaningful experiences for families. After refining techniques for optimal scattering, he retired and founded Aerial Ashes. [3] The company uses drones with modified load boxes to release cremation ashes at chosen locations, offering a respectful, innovative service. [4 ...

  4. Cremation - Wikipedia

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    In Medieval Europe, cremation was practiced mainly in situations where there were multitudes of corpses simultaneously present, such as after a battle, after a pestilence or famine, and where there was an imminent fear of diseases spreading from the corpses, since individual burials with digging graves would take too long and body decomposition ...

  5. Burial at sea - Wikipedia

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    The United States is similar to many countries which permit the spreading of cremation ashes within their Exclusive Economic zone. When spreading ashes from a ship which is registered in a different country, the regulations and reporting procedures for the ship's flag state need to be complied with once the vessel is in international waters ...

  6. The Vatican Softens Its Rules for Catholics on Keeping Ashes ...

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  7. Planning to spread your loved one’s ashes on the ... - AOL

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    As funeral costs continue to rise, cremation has become a popular, and less costly, option for families after a loved one dies. Choosing a special place to spread a person’s ashes has also ...

  8. Cremation by country - Wikipedia

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    Funeral pyre in Ubud, Bali.Cremation is the preferred method of disposal of the dead in Buddhism. [1]Cremation rates vary widely across the world. [2] As of 2019, international statistics report that countries with large Buddhist and Hindu populations like Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand and India have a cremation rate ranging from 80 ...

  9. Cremation Society of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Cremation Society of Great Britain built Woking Crematorium in 1878. The Cremation Society of Great Britain (now known as The Cremation Society) was founded in 1874 to promote the use of cremation as an alternative means of dealing with the bodies of the dead instead of burial which until then was the only option. Today the society is a ...