There is an old saying in the mainland, that is, the dead are great, and respecting the dead and the body is a reverence for life, and with the development of the times, cremation has become a widely used way to dispose of the body.
As the name suggests, the body is incinerated at high temperatures until the ashes remain, which is the result of the evolution of the times, and can also reduce environmental pollution and save land.
But what everyone doesn't know is that the remains in the crematorium will go through several stages, and although they will eventually be cremated in an incinerator, it is difficult for the bones to be burned to ashes.
The plots that appear in film and television dramas that scatter ashes into the air and drift away in the wind are actually misguided. So what is the real situation?
First, the development of funeral culture
Due to different customs and Xi, there will be different methods when disposing of corpses.
The mainland has a long history of funeral culture, with burials used in most parts of the country, and coffins hung from cliffs in some areas.
Cremation is actually not a product of the new era, and there are records of cremation in the mainland during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
It's just that the conditions at that time were limited, and everyone could only use some firewood to burn, which could not reach the current level.
In ancient times, most ordinary people used burial, and when someone died, they bought a thin coffin and buried it directly in the ground, and those dignitaries would build mausoleums for themselves.
However, the burial occupies a relatively large area, and with the decay of the corpse, it will also cause a certain amount of pollution to the soil and water resources, and many germs will appear in the process of decay.
Therefore, in modern society, cremation has gradually replaced burial, and many funeral services and crematoriums have been born.
This is a manifestation of the development of human civilization, which may not be acceptable to some at first, because in the traditional belief that people should be buried in the earth after death, and burning them with fire may have been a form of torture in the past.
With the continuous advancement of policies and the improvement of people's education level, cremation has gradually been accepted by everyone, and many towns have established cemeteries, which can effectively save land.
2. Preparatory work for cremation
As a way of disposing of the body, everyone must go through it after death, so it is necessary to understand the basic process of it.
Many people know that after the body is sent to the crematorium, it will line up to go to the incinerator, and the body will be burned through a high-temperature flame, and then a pile of ashes will be left at the end.
The so-called ashes are not really incinerated into powder, because the human skeleton is extremely hard, and there are many parts that cannot be completely and fully burned.
Moreover, in the crematorium, it also has to go through several fixed procedures before it can enter the incinerator smoothly, so this work is not as simple as everyone thinks.
When the body is brought in, the surface of the liquid is disinfected with a disinfectant solution to prevent certain infectious diseases.
Some people have died of illness, while others have had an accident and have been damaged in appearance, and the staff will make appropriate cosmetic touch-ups on the body.
This is done to preserve the deceased's last dignity, and also to give some psychological comfort to the loved ones, so that the scene is not too bloody and leaves a bad impression.
After doing the basics, the body is dressed in brand new clothes and placed in a specific coffin, where it is transported to the farewell hall by the staff.
Relatives are not allowed to have direct contact with the corpse, but people can send flowers and mourn, which is what we commonly call a farewell ceremony.
Relatives can see the deceased for the last time at the farewell ceremony, and in some areas, incense and paper are burned in the farewell hall, which is also a kind of mourning for the deceased.
At the end of the ceremony, the staff will check the body with the family again.
The cremation record is also registered, and the name, age, cause of death, time of cremation and the number of the crematorium must be confirmed one by one.
After the formalities are completed, the body will be pushed to the cremation room by the staff to wait for cremation, and all the procedures before cremation have been completed.
3. The process of cremation
The plots of some film and television dramas show that when the body is sent to the crematorium, there will be a fire around it, and the cremation will be completely over after several hours of incineration.
These bridges are basically the same as reality, and the remains will be placed in the cremation furnace equipment, at which point the combustion aids and exhaust gas ducts in the machine will start working.
The temperature in the incinerator can reach 800~1000 °C, although the temperature is very high, but the incineration of the body still needs to use combustibles, and the instrument will spray some diesel or natural gas liquid to the body, which can help to fully burn.
At this time, the tissues and clothing of the human body are gradually burned, followed by the internal organs of the human body, etc., and these are all burned before the bones begin to burn.
The bones of the human body are so hard that they need to reach a temperature of more than 800 degrees Celsius to burn them to brittle, and in the process, the smoke from the incinerator is expelled one by one.
After a few hours of high temperature incineration, the human body is left with only some carbides and inorganic salts, at which point the bones will be shattered, and the bones will be broken with a little external force.
At this point, the cremation step is officially completed, and the final remnants are not actually actual ashes, but bone fragments, but bone residues.
At this time, the residue needs to be further processed by the staff, who will use hammers to break the bones even more.
Some people who have had other surgeries may have some metal objects left behind, and the staff will separate them all out.
After the bones are broken into pieces, these fragments are ground into a fine powder with a grinder, which is commonly known as ashes.
However, some areas do not go through this step, and instead directly put the broken bone fragments into containers and wait for the family to collect them.
The ashes will eventually appear white or gray, and theoretically no amount of high temperature can completely burn the human bones into ashes, so it needs to be turned into a powdery substance with the help of external forces.
When everything is done, the staff will place the ashes in the corresponding urn according to the family's wishes.
Of course, the price of the urn of each material is also different, and you can choose to buy it according to your financial ability.
In order to facilitate the collection of the ashes by the family members and to prevent the ashes from being taken incorrectly, the urn will be marked with the deceased's name, age and time of activation, as well as the number of the crematorium.
There is a room dedicated to collecting ashes in the crematorium, where the burned ashes are arranged in order, and the family can identify them according to the above information.
After receiving the ashes, the family can bury them, and some people will leave a will to scatter the ashes into the jungle or the sea, and some will even make ornaments, etc., depending on their choice.
Fourth, the advantages of cremation
As a widely used form of funeral, it has a strong cultural and religious tradition behind it and has a certain historical origin.
It's just that before that, there may have been some inaccurate perceptions of it.
Although the previous burial showed everyone's respect for the deceased, it also gave rise to a series of problems, and feudal superstition was the product of this type of funeral form.
In some areas, burials are carried out in large quantities, which increases the economic pressure on the people, and some bad customs and Xi are left behind.
Cremation is faster and more convenient for the disposal of corpses, eliminating a lot of intermediate links, and the ashes are also easier to dispose of, and will not cause too much pollution to the environment after being buried in the ground.
As the population of the mainland continues to increase, land resources have become more and more scarce, and some villages have established graves directly in fertile fields after the death of the deceased.
After cremation is practiced, everyone will be buried collectively, and in order to be more standardized, some rural areas have also set aside a piece of land to develop into a tomb group.
This can save a large area of land, allow more land to be used efficiently, and also reduce the phenomenon of environmental pollution, and reduce the behavior of burning paper money.
Regarding everyone's misunderstanding and wrong perception of cremation before, I believe that everyone has a correct judgment now, so don't be misunderstood by some film and television dramas.
Whether it is burial or cremation, it is a form of funeral, and now we should look at things from a scientific point of view, but we also have to respect different cultures and religious beliefs.
The ashes are the last product of a person left in this world, it represents only a kind of mourning, and has no other meaning, and we should actively face the funeral reform.
Of course, there are still some ethnic minorities who continue their funeral Xi, and some people do not accept cremation.
There are also people in the relevant departments who do not have the right to force the other party to implement it, and the state has also established the right to choose for such ethnic minorities.
Cremation is for ecological civilization and to better eradicate the existence of bad Xi, as young people in the new era, we should keep pace with the times, so as to better promote the development of the times.
Cremation is widely promoted, but it is not mandatory, as the state also realizes that it takes some time for a change of mind.
Therefore, the policy on funeral is still relatively relaxed, which brings more opportunities for the masses to choose.
epilogue
It is not impossible to want burial, but it must be established under the condition of saving land, so burial in the current era has not been completely eliminated, and cremation is not the only form of funeral.
Having an understanding of the principles and processes of various professions in life can eliminate many misunderstandings for us and increase people's knowledge.
When it comes to cremation, we should treat it with respect and rationality.
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