What to Do With Cremation Ashes: 10 Ways to Spread Ashes

your loved one wanted to be cremated and you've honored their wishes but now you're wondering what to do with cremation ashes keep watching for 10 unique ways to scatter ashes to pay tribute to your beloved departed scattering over water water has long had spiritual connotations and is regarded as a symbol of infinity from many belief systems cultures and religions you can either scatter the cremation ashes directly onto water such as a lake river or ocean or you can use a water safe biodegradable urn and release that into the water to float away if you are releasing cremation ashes directly into the water it's a good idea to bring some fresh flowers to release at the same time this way you can follow the path of the ashes as they float away to make this ideal work de-stem your flowers and place them in a sealable bag with a wet paper towel to keep them moist aerial scattering another popular choice when people decide what to do with ashes is to scatter them into the air people often choose a mountaintop cliff hill or wide open plain for the release spot remember to stand upwind so you don't get ashes blown into your eyes or your lipstick trenching some people prefer to keep cremation ashes confined to a particular plot of land one way to do this is by a method called trenching during a trenching ceremony you'll dig a shallow pit or trench this can be in a location that's meaningful to your departed loved one then you spread the cremated remains in the hole and cover it with soil depending on the regulations in your area for the disposal of ashes trenching can be done by the family or a funeral director raking another option for ashes is to rake them into soil this way your loved one joins with the earth and becomes part of the soil that will help flowers and plants grow all you need to do is lightly rake the ashes into soft turned soil again you might choose a significant location such as your home your loved one's birthplace or something else meaningful to you space launch perhaps your loved one dreamed of being an astronaut or maybe loved astrology and stargazing you can find companies that send human ashes into outer space the ashes will circle the earth for several months because all humans are made of stardust this is a fitting and beautiful way to honor the life of your departed after a few months the human ashes will vaporize as they re-enter the earth's atmosphere as fireworks what better way to celebrate your loved one's life than with fireworks though spreading cremated ashes can be a sad experience it's also a great time to focus on the life of the one you loved a wonderful cremation ceremony could include watching the night sky light up in multiple colors surrounded by friends and family best of all you'll know that some of that explosive powder comes from your dearly departed this is a great idea for those who have passed that were vibrant larger than life and full of energy you can also film the ceremony and watch it as often as you like and before you go we've got one more way to celebrate the life of your loved one cremation jewelry we have a great selection that acts as a commemoration of the life of your loved one be sure to check it out on our website thanks for tuning in and if you enjoyed this video be sure to like comment and subscribe you

Channel: Lone Star Cremation

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Keywords: Cremation Ashes, What to Do With Cremation Ashes, Spreading Ashes, Cremation, Life

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Length: 3min 6sec (186 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 07 2021