How Is The Cremation Process For Bodies In The Crematorium? Check Out The 6 Stages Here

Illustration of the cremation of the corpse (DOK Public Relations of Prof. Ngoerah Hospital).

YOGYAKARTA Cremation or cremation is one of the methods of handling corpses by burning corpses to ashes. Cremation of corpses is generally carried out by Hindus, Buddhists, Catholics, Protestant Christians, and Confucianism. The cremation process is usually carried out in crematoriums. Especially Hindus in Bali, cremation is carried out with Ngaben ceremonies on open land.

So, how is the cremation process at the crematorium? Check out the summary of the information below.

Quoted from the Yankes page of the Ministry of Health, the following is the cremation process for corpses in the crematorium that you need to know:

Before cremation, the corpse must take care of cremation permits by completing the documents or forms provided by the crematorium. The corpse's family also determines who is authorized to take the ashes.

Next, the cremation officer and family members will identify the corpse and then provide a label made of metal. This is done so that there are no errors or errors in the identity of the corpse

Before carrying out the cremation process, the body will be washed and given clothes. Medical equipment, jewelry or other accessories attached to the body will be released first and returned to the family

The stage of cremation after bathing the body, namely putting it in a coffin. In the cremation process, the coffin will also be burned with the body. Usually, at this stage, family members are asked to witness the face of the corpse for the last time.

Furthermore, the body will be put into a combustion furnace which has a temperature of 700 to 1000 degrees Celsius.

High temperatures will help burn body parts such as hair, skin, muscles, soft tissue, and bones so that they become bone and ash fragments.

The time needed for perfect burning ranges from two to three hours. This duration is influenced by many factors, such as body size, cremation furnace temperature, and type of furnace or equipment used for cremation.

The bodies of human beings cremated are not entirely ashes. The unburned bones will be crushed to ashes by milling in the machine.

After all the ashes were collected, the ashes were put in a special jug and handed over to the family.

The cremation ashes may be brought home, thrown into the sea, or stored in a ash house that can be visited by relatives at any time as if they were on a pilgrimage to the tomb.

For additional information, cremation is often chosen as a method of handling corpses because of the fewer burial grounds in big cities and do not require funeral maintenance costs. The cost of cremation of corpses also varies, ranging from tens of millions to tens of millions of rupiah.

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