cremation rites
Body incineration ceremony
Cremation rites are the ceremonies and rituals surrounding the burning of a dead body.
These vary widely across cultures and religions—Hindu cremation traditionally occurs on open-air pyres along sacred rivers, while Western cremations typically take place in funeral homes with memorial services before or after.
The family gathered for the cremation rites at sunset.
- pyreFuneral burning heap
- alkaline hydrolysisBase-catalyzed molecular breakdown
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- dust to dustBurial phrase acknowledging decomposition
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
flame · requiem mass · memorial service · ash · reincarnation · mourning attire · final farewell · liberation · columbarium · funeral procession · loved ones · rebirth · transcendence · sacred hymns · smoke · incense burning · transition · eternity
- Japanese Memorialsmemorial tablets, ancestor veneration, grave visits, memorial services, death anniversary
- mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
- ritualsceremony, sacrament, blessing, prayer, baptism
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, entomb
- Tribal Spiritualityspirit animal, spirit animals, totem, totem poles, ancestor spirits
- Warfare Customswar cry, battle cry, war drums, war drum, war chant
cremation ritesburial
Placing deceased underground
interment · inhumation · earth burial · burial rites · entombment
cremation ritesembalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
mummification · cryopreservation · taxidermy · plastination · cryonics
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