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Methods of keeping or disposing of the cremated remains
Cremated
remains are returned to the next of kin in a rectangular plastic container, contained within a further cardboard box or velvet
sack, or in an urn if the family had already purchased one. An official certificate of cremation prepared under the authority
of the crematorium accompanies the remains and if required by law the permit for disposition of human remains, which must
remain with the cremains.
Cremated remains can be kept in an urn, sprinkled on a special field, mountain, in the sea, or buried in
the ground. In addition, there are several services which will scatter the cremated remains in a variety of ways and locations.
Some examples are via a helium balloon, through fireworks, shot from shotgun shells or scattered from a plane. One service
will send the remains into space and another will have them turned into a diamond in an artificial diamond manufacturing machine,
as the ashes are mainly carbon based. They can also be incorporated, with urn and cement, into part of an artificial reef,
or they can also be mixed into paint and made into a portrait of the deceased. Cremated remains can be scattered in national
parks in the US, with a special permit. They can also be scattered on private property, with the owner's permission. A portion
of the cremated remains may be retained in a specially designed locket known as a keepsake pendant. The final disposition
depends on the personal wishes of the deceased as well as their religious beliefs. Some religions will permit the cremated
remains to be sprinkled or kept at home. Some religions, such as Roman Catholicism, insist on either burying or entombing
the remains.
Hinduism obliges the closest male relative (son, father, husband, etc.) of the deceased to immerse the cremated
remains in the holy river Ganges, preferably at the holy city of Haridwar, India. The cremated remains may also be entombed.
In Japan and Taiwan, the remaining bone fragments are given to the family and are used in a burial ritual
before final interment.
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