What is Cremation?

Below are answers to that question as well as various others you may have.

Cremation dates from at least 20,000 years ago in the archaeological record. In the western hemisphere, the first to advocate for the use of cremation was the physician Sir Thomas Browne in 1658. Honoretta Brooks Pratt became the first recorded cremated European individual in modern times when she died on 26 September 1769.

Currently, the cremation rate in the U.S. is 45%. Cremation has seen an upsurge in use over the past few years and is projected to increase due to the cost difference between cremation and a standard burial. It is also said that cremation aids in the conservation of cemetery space. According to the funeral-industry, https://www.cremationassociation.org the five primary reasons why cremation is chosen are as follows.

• • Saves Money (30%)
• • Saves Land (13%)
• • Simpler (10%)
• • Body Not in Earth (6%)
• • Personal Preference (6%)

Also, cremation may be preferable for environmental reasons, especially with the development of new technologies that do not require the use of fire in the cremation process. A three hour procedure known as alkaline hydrolysis www.bioresponsefuneral.com mimics a faster, natural decomposition process, promising a more environmentally friendly alternative to interment or cremation.

What is a Crematory?

Below is more information on what a Crematory is and what they are for.

The cremation process occurs in a crematory that is housed within a crematorium and comprises one or more furnaces. A cremator is an industrial furnace that is able to generate temperatures of 870–980 °C (1,600–1,800 °F) to ensure disintegration of the corpse.

A crematory may be part of a chapel or a funeral home or may be an independent facility or a service offered by a cemetery. A cremator is not designed to cremate more than one human body at a time; cremation of multiple bodies is illegal in the United States and many other countries. As cremations have increased in popularity over the last few decades, the number of crematories around the country has increased to meet the growing demand. Cremation is a less expensive alternative to burial.

Some funeral homes have added crematories to their businesses, in order to provide on-site cremations for their clients and funeral directors have sought to expand their businesses by building crematories in other locations.

To Learn more:

https://www.cremation.com
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-cremation-rate-nearly-doubles-over-past-15-years-300152328.html 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cremation-on-the-rise-infographic_n_5669195

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