What do you say about sea burial?

Sea burial ceremonies are usually held before sunrise or sunset.

Sea burial is a kind of water burial, which is divided into burning the remains of the deceased into ashes (first cremated) and then sprinkling them into the sea; And directly sink the dead into the sea. It is more common in the traditions or navies of coastal countries and is the oldest mourning ceremony at sea. Scattering ashes into the sea not only embodies the concept of returning to nature, but also saves land. This popular funeral method abroad is gradually being popularized in some large and medium-sized cities in China.

The vast majority of sea burials in China are funerals in which ashes are scattered into the sea. When ashes are scattered in the sea, people come from nature and return to nature. Sea burial is conducive to saving land, developing economy, changing customs and building socialist spiritual civilization.

Accompanied by the warm sea breeze and the sound of seagulls, surrounded by petals stretching for hundreds of meters, the rest box containing relatives' ashes slowly sank into the blue sea.

? Sea burial has a very long history.

Sea burial originated from the Vikings and became the oldest mourning ceremony at sea. The initial ceremony of sea burial is very simple. It carried the body in a boat, hung sails, and drove it westward in the afterglow of the sunset, letting it drift in the sea. Later, it was used by the army in the evolution year by year. In the early years, ships and crew members died. If the bodies could not be transported back to land for burial, a sea burial ceremony would be held at sea.