Do you know what happens after cremation? You might be speechless
The process of cremation of the deceased is a practice that reduces a deceased person to ashes, which can be entrusted or scattered.
Incineration
Cremation and the scattering of ashes are regulated by a specific procedure. The cremation process and the scattering of ashes must be carried out in accordance with current law. This practice has ancient origins and is increasingly widespread today.
This is an economical funeral practice that requires authorization. To learn more about this widespread practice and the laws that regulate it, I suggest you read the information below carefully.
Origins of cremation
Cremation , or incineration, of the dead has very ancient origins; the Vikings and the ancient Greeks already burned their dead. In modern times, the first cremation dates back to 1822, when the body of the poet Percy Shelley was burned on the beach at Viareggio. In Asia, however, the practice of cremation has remained unchanged for millennia.
In recent years, cremation laws did not provide for the scattering of ashes. With the new law of 2001, the obligation to store ashes in cemeteries was abolished. Crematoriums are located in cemeteries or in special chapels. It should be noted that modern crematoria are built and fueled by natural gas or propane. Modern fireplaces are equipped with an innovative system to reduce smoke and harmful emissions.
For cremation, it is necessary to entrust your will to the next of kin, or leave it written in the will and finally register with a cremation company known as Socrem . The family must then present the will or the holographic deed or the registration to the cremation association of the deceased to the municipality. In the latter case, the consent of all relatives is not required to proceed with the cremation.
Cremation of the body
Cremation explained
Cremation is a practice that reduces the body of a deceased person to ashes and bones. There are more than eighty crematoria in our country. The crematorium is composed of several furnaces; it is a machine composed of two rooms. The two overlapping chambers are divided by a refractory grate.
The combustion inside the combustion chamber takes place at a temperature ranging from 850 to 1000 degrees. The coffin with the salama is then inserted into the combustion chamber and immediately catches fire. The body of the deceased must be placed in a flammable coffin and placed in the preheated cremation oven . Then the ashes and bones fall into the lower part where the combustion is completed.
After a few hours, the operator checks the state of the cremation, to move the skeletal remains of the deceased. Once the combustion is complete, the fragments of the deceased are collected and crushed inside a special device. At the end, the remaining ashes are preserved and sealed in a funeral urn.
Cremation of the deceased
Laws on the scattering of ashes
The ashes of the cremated deceased may be kept in a funeral urn and scattered according to the requirements of the law in force. In our country, scattering is permitted according to the specific wishes of the deceased. Both to keep the ashes of the deceased at home and to scatter the ashes of the deceased , authorizations are required.
There is a certain bureaucratic process to follow for the scattering of ashes . To proceed with this scattering of ashes, an application must be filed with the municipality where the deceased resided. Permission is required to scatter ashes, in private places or in a developed natural area, such as a cemetery or in the sea one mile from the coastal zone.
The scattering of ashes therefore requires authorization, in accordance with Law No. 130 of 2001. According to this law, scattering can be carried out in private areas and in nature, with the consent of the owners. In seas and lakes, scattering can take place in areas without artifacts or people. It must be noted that a crime is committed if the wishes of the deceased regarding the scattering of ashes are not respected.