Talk:Sienna Khan/@comment-33010690-20171101205018/@comment-26882656-20171102170706

Cremation? Well, I was curious and looked it up and might as well answer your question. Reasons why people chose cremation:

Saving space if you own a grave. If you have a small grave you can't put a whole body in. Not everybody can afford a grave big enough to house bodies. Saving money. The cost of a full burial ceremony and a coffin and preparing the body compared to cremation. (Apparently it can cost up to 50% less to cremate) Simplicity. If you don't feel like making such a big deal over a funeral. Portability. It's easier to move if have just an urn and not a full grave. Environmental issues. Traditional burial involves heavy use of chemicals when the body is emballed. More intimiate/individual, as you can scatter the ash anywhere, any special place. Time. If you cremate someone the funeral can be held any time (you can plan it better and have more people), but if it's a body it has to be done faster. Rotting in a box for multiple decades. Some people feel uncomfortable over the thought of being buried and decaying for however long (without a coffin it's about 10 years) compared to burning it which is immediate. ...it could also be a family tradition, or a religious thing.

This was interesting, actually.