Cremation vs Burial: How to Decide What is Right for Your Loved One

Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences we as humans can go through. Deciding whether cremation or burial can be a stressful choice not just emotionally but financially as well. Deciding how to honour them properly is an important step in dealing with the grieving process and so in this article, we will discuss how to make the proper choice when it comes to choosing cremation or burial.

Benefits of Cremation

When choosing what the right decision is for your loved one it's important to consider the benefits or the ‘pros and cons’ of each method. One of the primary benefits of choosing cremation is that it is the most cost effective way to honour them. Cremation can be about 3 to 4 times as cost effective as a traditional burial. This is due to the fact that you do not need to purchase any sort of land or burial plot as you would need to for a burial. Cremation is also much more versatile and the options of what you can do with their cremation ashes are almost limitless. You can purchase a cremation urn for your loved one that fits them in their personality perfectly or you can even consider scattering their ashes in a beautiful scattering ceremony using a scattering tube. A scattering tube is an ergonomic and easy way to transport and scatter the ashes of a loved one. You can get some of your loved ones ashes and place them into a piece of cremation jewellery that you can carry around with you wherever you go. Cremation jewellery is a relatively new way of honouring those who have passed on by letting their loved ones carry a bit of their ashes in jewellery designed specifically for that purpose. As you can see with cremation there are a lot of different ways to memorialise and remember your loved one.

Benefits of Traditional Burial

Traditional burials are usually a very important way of honouring a deceased loved one through many different cultures and religions. In fact, traditional burials are sometimes the only prescribed method of honouring the deceased for certain cultures and religions and so for these particular groups, cremation is not permitted. Burials also allow the body to be intact for a longer period of time and give families a place to visit whenever they need to give their remembrance. While burials have decreased in popularity over recent years, particularly due to financial reasons, they are still a truly beautiful and dignified way of remembering and honouring a loved one's passing.

What Would be Right For Them?

A particularly important consideration that needs to be made is that of what they would have wanted. If they left behind a will or have simply told loved ones what they would have wanted for themselves, this can be one of the easiest ways to make the decision of how to take care of their passing. Paying mind to their wishes and fulfilling them as best as you can is one of the best things you can do for their passion and really makes it an easy decision in that regard. If you don't know and are unable to find out what they would have truly wanted, then the next best thing you can do is to think of who they were as a person and try your best to do right by them. 

Well there are quite a few differences between burials and cremations, they're still both really beautiful ways of honouring the life of someone you loved. There are many different factors that go into the decision of what to pick and so we hope this article has helped in this by providing you information on the key differences between the two. If you have decided to go with a cremation then you should know that Affordable Urns provides Australians with cost effective cremation urns while maintaining the best quality to ensure anyone can have access to a proper way to honour their loved ones memory. If you are looking for a new cremation urn, take a look at our site to find the perfect one for your beloved.