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How to handle the funeral and where can the ashes be stored?

The funeral generally follows the following procedures:

Handling death procedures: after the death of a relative, the family or unit of the deceased must obtain a death certificate: if the death is normal, the medical and health institution will issue a medical death certificate; In case of abnormal death, the public security and judicial departments at or above the district or county level shall issue death certificates.

Cancel the account: the family of the deceased will cancel the account at the resident police station with the death certificate.

Contact cremation: call or send someone to the funeral home or funeral service station to contact cremation, and register the name, address, age, sex, cause of death, time of death, location of the body and the domicile of the deceased; Names, addresses and telephone numbers of registered family members and their relationship with the deceased; Book service items and service hours.

Pick up the body: according to the scheduled time, the family members will wait for the hearse to pick up the body at the designated place with the death certificate.

Cremation of remains: the remains are transported to the funeral home; Body cosmetic surgery; Say goodbye to the body; The remains are cremated, the urn is purchased, and the cremation certificate is obtained; Collect ashes.

The ashes can be stored in funeral homes or cemeteries, and it costs a certain amount of money to store them.

Extended data:

Funeral refers to burial and mourning after death. Before the founding of New China, funerals were complicated and feudal etiquette was emphasized. The main process is: "Farewell" means that before the elder dies, the younger generation stays by his side until his death. "Geng" means that when the deceased died, he took off his old clothes, put on a shroud, and tied his legs with white lines, the number of which was equal to his age.

Since the Paleolithic Age of primitive society, human beings have produced the concept of soul. Primitive people believe that people can still interfere with the personnel and wealth of the living when they are dead and their souls are immortal. Constrained by this concept of immortality of the soul and the differences in cultural traditions and religious beliefs of various countries and nationalities, various funeral customs came into being: some funerals were grand, some were simple and simple, some were full of religious colors, and some were scientific and hygienic.

Geography, religion and social structure all affect the form of funeral, and class identity is the decisive factor. Take Tibet as an example. Funerals can be divided into four types according to their status: water burial of untouchables, earth burial or celestial burial of medium status, and only nobles can be cremated. In terms of burial methods, there are various burial forms in the world, such as earth burial, sea burial, cremation, water burial, thick burial, sky burial, cave burial, tree burial, hanging coffin burial, niche burial, food burial and so on.

Funerals of monarchs or religious leaders all over the world are extremely grand, which not only consumes material and financial resources, but also is more likely to bury a lot of lives with them. Until now, the Ashanti people in Ghana, Africa, kept secrets from the outside world when their monarch died, killing a servant every few days to wait on the dead monarch in the underworld; In order to avoid the loneliness of the monarch, the whole batch of princesses with makeup should be buried with them. On the anniversary of his death, the monarch's coffin was sent to the mausoleum, and all his attendants before his death, including the queen, servants and chefs, were asked to attend the funeral and be buried with him.

Of course, modern countries do not consider the etiquette of serving after death, but the general funeral is still extremely grand; The rare exception is 1970 the funeral of former French President Charles de Gaulle. According to his legacy, it is very simple. Only a village carpenter made a white wooden coffin, and his family and some old friends and neighbors gave a funeral.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-funeral