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It is important to give a person the perfect send off when they pass away. There are different definitions of that term according to different cultures, religions and regions. However, there are two commonly used methods, burial and cremation, which are practiced in most parts of the world. Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. This article is going to look more at cremations.

For those who do not know, cremation is the use of high temperature burning, oxidation and vaporization to reduce dead bodies of animals and even humans to their basic chemical compounds. Some of these compounds include gases and dry bone fragments. These compounds are usually preserved so as to keep the memories of loved ones close.

People, due to religion, have for a long time been used to burying their dead. Only a few cultures have been practicing cremation as a way of dealing with corpses. However, nowadays, due to several reasons people are turning to cremation.

Also, it allows one to have a flexible memorial service plan. There are also very many options of how to memorize loved ones. You can scatter the ashes in a symbolic direction, keep them in a cremation urn, bury or place them in a columbarium.

In addition to this, it gives one a flexible plan for the memorial service. It also offers one with many options of how to keep the memory of their loved ones. Some people scatter the ashes in a direction that is significant to them. Others keep the ashes in an urn, while other place them in a columbarium or bury them.

Cremation is considered to be more environmental friendly than burial. Unlike burial, it does not involve the use of many resources such as wood and land. So, you save on resources when you use this method. All these reasons are enough to convince someone to choose cremations over burials. So, compare the two methods. Cremation or burial, what will it be?