ash scattering
Spreading cremated remains
Ash scattering is the practice of dispersing a cremated person's ashes in a meaningful location rather than burying or storing them.
Common sites include oceans, mountains, favorite places, or private property.
Some locations require permits; others prohibit it entirely.
The family gathered at the lake for the ash scattering.
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- memorial serviceEvent honoring the deceased
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- cremationBurning the deceased
- windAir current outdoors
ocean · open water · ceremony · remains · dust · loved one · cliff · release · goodbye · mourning · waves · spreading · tribute · biodegradable · hilltop · mountain peak · river · remembrance
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
- burial customsburial, burial rites, burials, burial customs, tombs
- cremationcrematorium, crematory, retort, pyre, cremation urn
- death ritesfuneral, cremation, burial, natural burial, sea burial
ash scatteringburial
Placing deceased underground
interment · entombment · mummification · cryopreservation · body donation
ash scatteringgrave marker
Monument identifying burial spot
headstone · mausoleum · tombstone · cemetery plot · family plot