History and Traditions

The service known as the Internment of ashes takes place following a cremation. During this ceremony, the ashes are either collected or buried. Loved ones of the deceased gather at the burial site for the internment. In the following article, we will dive deeper and provide greater insight so you have all the information you need to make decisions relevant to your own funeral and cremation plans or anyone else’s you may be overseeing.

Generally speaking on average, it is within a period of about 2 weeks after a death that most funerals and cremations take place. This article will delve into the subject in more detail, discuss why the typical timeline is in place, and look at the factors that influence the timeline.

The cost of a funeral or cremation can rapidly become very expensive. As well as being expensive, the prices are rising uncontrollably. If this all sounds too much to deal with, if you are looking for an alternative, there are cost-effective, though no-frills options in the form of a direct cremation. To help you understand more about this alternative, we will look into direct cremations in this article.