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What do you mean the ashes are scattered into the sea?

Ashes scattered in the sea.

The scattering of ashes into the sea refers to the burial method of scattering the ashes of the deceased into the sea without keeping the ashes. The ashes scattered in the sea have broken through the traditional concept of being buried underground. People come from nature and return to nature. Scattering ashes into the sea is another major reform after tombs, a great leap of human thought and a major symbol of social civilization. Scattering ashes in the sea is conducive to saving land, developing economy, changing customs and building socialist spiritual civilization. Party and state leaders have played a good leading role in this regard and set an example for the people. The ashes are scattered in the sea, but the feelings remain on earth.

Ritual process

When the ashes are scattered in the sea, a farewell ceremony will be held, presided over by a special person (some people also read a eulogy), and family representatives will be invited to speak, review the life of the deceased relatives, express their thoughts and hold a silent ceremony. Later, in the sound of funeral music, family members accompanied flowers with ashes and slowly scattered them into the sea. The ashes return to nature. When scattered into the sea, do not throw other sundries such as urns and urns into the sea, and pay attention to environmental protection.

Expand the advantages of the ocean

Scattering ashes into the sea not only saves national land and wastes resources, but also is more economical than buying a cemetery for burial. The temperature of human incineration is 800℃ to 1200℃, and harmful bacteria cannot survive. The ashes produced by cremation belong to inorganic calcium carbonate, which is non-toxic and harmless and will not cause water pollution. Not only that, the ashes involved in the sea burial have passed the irregular health inspection and quarantine by the health and quarantine department.