Woman sunbathes in the middle of a Scattering Ashes Ceremony
This image surprised and saddened me. It appeared on the website Reddit and it shows a woman sunbathing in the middle of an ash scattering ceremony. The story comes from Hungary, the son had started to clear a space of debris etc in preparation for the ashes ceremony early that morning, as it was his…
More...The two opposite roles water fulfils when it comes to scattering ashes
Scattering ashes on water paradoxically seems to occupy two opposite roles at the same time: a place of special meaning and a somewhere anonymous. This occurred to me after I read two stories one after another of the different roles that water was fulfilling. The first was a report on Shoko Asahara the leader of…
More...Myth busting at Tesside Crematoria
First and foremost I must apologise for plagiarism, not something I tend to do, but this really couldn’t be improved upon. Â The main reason I reproduce like this on occasion is so that good stuff like this does not get lost in the morass that is the web. So I hope I can be forgiven…
More...Christmas – coping with bereavement
Christmas – coping with bereavement Christmas can be a very difficult time of year. It’s always brings the family memories rushing forward, especially if it a first anniversary since your loved one passed away. We have a few ideas for surviving Christmas but everyone is different so please do speak to others who have been…
More...Did you feel you had long enough for your ceremony at the crematorium?
How to honour a friend: flush him down the loo
Okay, so that might not be the first thing you think when considering the options for the ashes of a lifelong friend. However, that is what Thomas McDonald decided to do to honour his friend. Any old toilets, you might be thinking? No, specifically those of baseball grounds in the US. Why? Well, firstly Mr…
More...Scattering ashes locations evoke a memory of how they lived
There is often a pull between scattering ashes at a cemetery or a specific ‘other’ location – a hillside, a beach, a view. I came across this article My Father Has No Grave — So I Visit Him Where He Lived by Jesse Sposato which is excellent and I would urge you to read it.…
More...Thoughts on scattering the ashes of a son
This is article written for The Australian, I have copied it out whole. I am not aiming to plagiarise. I want people to understand some of the thoughts and emotions of others in a similar situation. Especially articles that they would not have come across ordinarily. Ones such as this below by Tom Walton on scattering the ashes of…
More...Celebrity ash scattering ceremony at Clifford’s Tower in York
David Gest TV impresario and ex husband of Liza Minnelli passed away in April this year and after a public funeral in Golders Green in London, his nearest and dearest decided that York would be the most appropriate place to scatter his ashes. David loved the city and had said that was where he wished to…
More...A family scattering ceremony in Shropshire
Family scattering ceremony in Shropshire The following piece is copied unedited straight from the Family Section of the Guardian newspaper. I believe it captures a very British scattering ceremony: the emotions, the situation and the actions – I would encourage everyone to read it. You would never think to take a screwdriver when scattering your…
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