In brief, you can use just about any container you want for a cremation urn to hold the ashes. There are no legal requirements or regulations about what can be used as an urn.
After cremation of the body occurs, the cremated remains must be placed in an appropriate container. An appropriate container need not be expensive. The crematorium usually returns the cremated remains in a cardboard or plastic container; this meets minimum requirements for inurnment in the cemetery.
You can either keep the ashes in a decorative, sealed urn, bury them in a small plot or memorial site, or scatter them at a special location chosen by you or your loved one.
A container designed to hold the ashes or “remains” after cremation is called an urn. Specifically, a cremation urn (to distinguish it from other types, such as an urn planter or a coffee urn).
The container you use to store ashes is completely up to you. If you're keeping them at home, you can place them in a simple, sealable box or container. You can have them sealed into a sculpture or piece of art. You can even put them in a plant pot or directly into the soil when you plant flowers, shrubs, or trees.
If you are looking to promote a healthy grieving process, keeping the urn 'hidden away' within the attic or basement may not be ideal. The attic relates to the future and the basement, to the past. However, if the attic is finished and being used, that could be the exception.
Human ashes do not dissolve in the ocean's waters. However, being a coarse, gritty, sand-like substance, the ashes will scatter throughout the ocean with no negative effects.
In most cases, cremated remains are odourless. They may have a slightly metallic odour or some people say they smell somewhat like incense in some cases. However, it is common for ashes to have no distinct smell. Nonetheless, they can take on the smell of the container or cremation urn they are in.
Virtually any type of casket (or coffin) that is combustible and non-toxic. At the very least, you can use a burial shroud or cardboard container that is covered and combustible. Other options include pine box caskets, wicker caskets, and traditional hardwood caskets.
If you prefer to keep your loved one's cremains in the plastic bag, you may do so. Otherwise, you can cut the corner of the bag to create a small hole through which the cremains can be poured. On the other hand, if the cremains are stored in a container, use a small blunt knife to gently pry off the sealant plug.
Contrary to what you may think, human ashes are actually not toxic and are considered a sanitary, natural substance. Therefore, there is no harm in touching them. Of course, if you accidentally inhale ashes, you may experience some respiratory irritation, but this occurrence is not common if you handle ashes properly.
Travelers are allowed to travel with cremains in a checked bag, however it is recommended to do so in a carry-on bag to help protect the contents from the risks associated with checked baggage.
Is there energy in cremation ashes? The truth is, there is an essence of your loved one that lingers with the cremation ashes. While it may not be a consciousness, it is a little of their energy that stays behind, almost like someone's perfume that lingers in the air even after they have left the room.
The ashes should be in an air-tight non-metallic container – ideally just keep them in the container you received from the crematorium.
An ashes urn is a receptacle for keeping the cremated remains of a person who has passed away. They can be permanent containers for cremated ashes if, for example, you want to keep the urn with your loved one's remains in your family home, a columbarium, or crypt.
That vault is buried in the ground. Because the earth remains relatively cool, and due to the protective urn and vault, heat will have little effect on the ashes inside. Moisture can and will get in, which over time will cause the urn and vault to deteriorate and the remains to harden.
Is the coffin cremated with the body? Yes. The Federation Of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA) Guiding Principles state that the container and the body shall be placed in cremator and cremation commenced.
A cremation urn is simply a container that holds cremated remains. Most are made out of wood, ceramic, metal, or plastic.
Think 3 standard bottles of motor oil, plus a half. Cups - 200 cubic inches equals 13.85 cups. This is like a medium-sized crock pot not quite full. Ounces - 200 cubic inches equals 110.82 fluid ounces.
Any gases are released through an exhaust system, so there is rarely any smell associated with the cremation process. It is sometimes necessary for the body to be repositioned during this process in order to ensure a complete cremation.
During cremation, the chamber reaches up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The softer parts of the teeth (like the pulp) disappear. However, the tougher parts of the teeth including the enamel are likely to survive cremation. They are one of the few things left behind after the process is complete.
In most cases, there is little to no DNA found in ashes. This is because of the conditions the body is exposed to during the cremation process. With flame cremation the body is placed in a chamber and exposed to extreme heat, with temperatures ranging from 760 to 980 Celsius.
As we scatter his (her) ashes, we commit his(her) body to you and pray that he finds eternal rest for the glory of your holy name. Lord, forgive us where we have strayed during this grieving season. Fill us with thanksgiving for his well-lived and full life. In Jesus' name, we believe and pray, Amen.
What's returned to you is the person's skeleton. Once you burn off all the water, soft tissues, and cremation container/casket, etc., all that's left is bone. The bone is ground up and given to you as “ashes.”
It is legal to spread ashes at sea, but anything put in the water must decompose easily.