Whether pre-planning for oneself or planning for someone else’s final arrangements, there are a lot of details and decisions that have to be made. One of these is choosing between having a traditional burial or cremation. While this is ultimately a personal choice, factors such as cost and timing can influence an individual’s decision on how they want their bodies to be handled after they die. Traditional Burial Traditional burial puts the body inside a casket and vault and then buries it on the ground. Choosing burial means the bereaved family has a place to return to remember the deceased. Some of the decisions that have to be made in traditional burial are the type of casket, headstone, length of the viewing, etc. Typically, the body will be treated with chemicals to slow down the
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