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the library of dust - At the former Oregon State Insane Asylum, between 1883 and the 1970's, thousands of people died while they were in the hospital. If a person's body was not claimed by their families, their cremated ashes were sealed in a labeled cannister and stored on rows of shelves at the hospital. via @TerryPrince
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Not all cultures believe in burying the dead in the ground. Here are 10 unique ceremonies from around the world.
Funeral and Religious Customs from around the globe.
From ashes to ammo; Holy Smoke, LLC is a company that takes [cremation] ashes and creates live ammunition. You tell Holy Smoke what type of hunting or shooting that the decedent practiced and they'll help you decide what will best suit your needs.
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New York, The World Trade Center Memorial and Museum will remember and honor the nearly three thousand people who died in the horrific attacks of February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001. The Memorial will consist of two massive pools set within the footprints of the Twin Towers with the largest manmade waterfalls in the country cascading down their sides.
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The Forever Pet Wood Memorial Cremation Keepsake Pendant securely holds the ashes of your loved one. This pendant is made from tropical wood trees. Top opening screw lid.
Mourning Quilt: Breaking Point, by Vikki Pignatelli. "This tree is a tribute to endurance. When stress becomes overwhelming, one way to survive is to bend and ride out the storm rather than fight against it."
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This quilt, Holding it Together, by Gretchen B. Hill, is cut at the top and the jagged edges are held together with safety pins. It's about the stress of her husband being diagnosed with cancer, and then about the healing of his body and their stress
The Hall of Names at Yad Vashem designed by Moshe Safdie and Dorit Harel is a memorial to each and every Jew who perished in the Holocaust. This 10' cone displays 600 photos and fragments of Pages of Testimony, containing the names and biographical details of victims submitted by survivors, friends or family. Over two million Pages are stored around the outer edge of the Hall. via tinyurl.com/... Photo by ourlifeisaroadtrip. #Hall_of_Names #Yad_Vashem #Moshe_Safdie #Dorit_Harel #Memorial #Holocaust #Jerusalem #Israel #ourlifeisaroadtrip
In Japan, they have funeral, but they are put on in a different way. The night before the close relatives hold a very special ceremony called, ‘ Otsuya’, to say goodbye to the body. candles and intents are burned and the relative stay awake all through the night, with the belief that the dead may wake up. Monks visit the deceased to pray and give the person a ‘Buddhist name’. The body is cremated. After the cremation each relative picks up a bone with chopsticks and places it in a white pottery jar. This is the Japanese’s way of showing that the body has not been forgotten. The most special bone is the one from the voice box, because it is the shape of Buddha sitting in prayer. After 49 days the bones are placed in a gravestone at the cemetary.
Biodegradable burial: designed to be buried or placed outside in a natural environment where they will naturally biodegrade.
Designed to float for several minutes, then release ashes. Biodegrade completely within about 24 hours.
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Nikki Scarlett Rose How sad~
Amanda Minshew :-(