NY Times article entitled "Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative." This article explores a small but growing trend towards simple burials without the involvement of a funeral home. In a way, this is a return to the trends of burials a century ago. How would you feel about caring for a loved one's body at home and burying your loved one close by, rather than at a cemetery? What are the cultural differences in burial rituals that home burials might impact?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Home Burials
NY Times article entitled "Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative." This article explores a small but growing trend towards simple burials without the involvement of a funeral home. In a way, this is a return to the trends of burials a century ago. How would you feel about caring for a loved one's body at home and burying your loved one close by, rather than at a cemetery? What are the cultural differences in burial rituals that home burials might impact?
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