Birth, old age, illness and death are inevitable processes in life. With the openness of modern peoples concepts, planning for posthumous matters before death is no longer a taboo that cannot be discussed, and posthumous matters no longer have to comply with high-decibel rules such as electronic floats and five sons crying tombs. There are no traditional funeral methods that are highly missed. The following 8 new generation funerals are worth your reference.
1. Empty burial
The so-called air burial is a space funeral. Part of the ashes are put into a capsule container about the size of lipstick, and then launched into space using a rocket. The worlds first space funeral was held on April 21, 1997. .
2. Reef burial
If you love the sea, reef burial is actually a good choice. Seal the ashes in a reef ball and sink to the bottom of the sea. As time passes, the reef ball will slowly turn into a living reef, and you will become a part of the ocean. part.
3. Gem of Life
There is a saying that "a diamond is forever, a diamond will last forever." Life may pass away, but it can still be commemorated and preserved in other ways. The life gem is to transform the ashes into a unique gemstone through special pressure treatment. The living provide another precious way to commemorate the deceased.
4. Ecological funeral
The purpose of the ecological funeral developed by the Swedish company Promessa is to minimize the impact of the funeral on the environment. They will separate other fillings in the body (such as mercury for tooth fillings) from the body and put it in the deceaseds body. The remains of the deceased are transformed into odorless and fragrance-free, organic and environmentally friendly ashes. In this way, not only the soul of the deceased can come to the door of God in peace, but the remaining body can also be safely thrown into the embrace of nature.
5. Fireworks Funeral
The British company Heavens Above Fireworks has modified the gunpowder ingredients of fireworks and mixed them with ashes to leave a last brilliant spark for the deceased in the world.
6. Alkaline hydrolysis
Through alkaline hydrolysis, the remains of the deceased can be dissolved into a brown liquid. Although it smells like ammonia with a bit of urine, the liquid itself is sterile and harmless and can be poured directly. It won't cause harm to the environment in ditches. Currently, only two medical centers in the United States - the University of Florida in Gainesville and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota - use this technology. You mean...Is this the principle behind Wei Xiaobaos corpse powder?
7. Carbon Copies
The so-called ashes pencils are made from ashes into 240 pencils. Each pen is engraved with the name of the deceased and placed in a special pencil box. Only one pen can be taken out of the pencil box at a time. The small frame can also show the current pencil stock, and the pencil scraps when sharpening pencils can be put back into the pencil box. When the pencils are used up one by one, the pencil box is also filled with ashes and pencil scraps, becoming an alternative pencil coffin.
8. Portrait of ashes
If the portrait of the deceased was painted with his ashes, would it look more lifelike? The company Portraits From Ashes mixes the ashes with special oil paints, and uses the hands of professional painters to paint them one stroke at a time. Seeing the appearance of the deceased is another way to pay homage to the remains!
