earth burial
Traditional grave placement
Earth burial is interment of a corpse in the ground, as distinguished from cremation, entombment in a mausoleum, or other methods of disposition.
The term emphasizes the traditional practice of placing the body directly in soil: Many religions require earth burial rather than cremation.
- graveSerious and worrying
- coffinBurial container for remains
- pine boxWooden burial vessel
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- funeralService honoring the dead
funeral home · funeral procession · tomb · interment · laying to rest · casket · mourning · last respects · soil · dirt · dust to dust · plot · headstone · dig · grave digger · graveyard · six feet under · ashes
method of body disposition
earth burialcremation
Burning the deceased
incineration · sky burial · sea burial · alkaline hydrolysis · human composting
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