Scattering Ashes
July 7, 2011
The thing about cremation is that it is not the end of the journey; it would appear that people don’t consider the crematoria to be the final resting place. Why would you need a connection with where you are cremated – it is the cremation ashes and where they reside that represents us.
So a phenomenon has occurred in Germany where people are being cremated in Holland then their ashes are being transported back to be repatriated. This is on the increase for a number of reasons; the Dutch don’t charge anywhere near as much as the Germans for cremation; the laws on the scattering of ash are more relaxed; and whilst Holland is perhaps a more secular society the sanctity is greater the deceased is cremated on the same day and not stored.
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Thanks to The Good Funeral Guide for altering us to this article.
