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    Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative...
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  • The Cremator (Czech: Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay...
    42 KB (5,824 words) - 16:28, 23 May 2024
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    The Cremation of Care is an annual ritual production written, produced, and performed by and for members of the Bohemian Club. It is staged at the Bohemian...
    12 KB (1,434 words) - 15:24, 3 June 2024
  • The Cremators is a 1972 science fiction horror film. It was one of the first movies from special effects expert Doug Berwick. An alien life form that...
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    Cremation is a method used to dispose of the deceased in the Christian world despite historical opposition to the practice. Acceptance of the practice...
    19 KB (2,316 words) - 20:06, 10 March 2024
  • Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Cremation of Sam McGee "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is among the most famous of Robert W. Service's...
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    flameless cremation, aquamation or water cremation) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and heat, and is an alternative to burial...
    37 KB (3,230 words) - 20:12, 25 May 2024
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    The 20th century history of cremation in Romania began in 1923, when the Romanian Cremation Society, called Cenușa ("Ashes"), was formed. In February...
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  • Cremation in Japan was originally practiced by monks seeking to emulate the cremation of the Buddha. Virtually all deceased are now cremated in Japan –...
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    This article is a list of countries by cremation rate. Cremation rates vary widely across the world. As of 2019, international statistics report that...
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    Crematorium (category Cremation)
    a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort or cremation chamber), a purpose-built...
    18 KB (1,892 words) - 11:30, 13 May 2024
  • Primary cremation and secondary cremation are terms in archaeology for describing burials of cremated bodies. Primary cremation refers to burials where...
    963 bytes (121 words) - 03:12, 22 March 2021
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    Francisco Cremation Company, served as the first superintendent and manager of the crematory. At the time of its opening, charges for cremation were $45...
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    Japanese funeral (category Cremation)
    Japan include a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. According to 2007 statistics, 99.81% of...
    29 KB (3,941 words) - 01:18, 12 February 2024
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    Cremation volumes (or funeral books, etc.) are a genre of printed literature found in Thailand. They are commemorative books given as gifts to guests at...
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  • Death and Cremation is a suburban-set thriller in which the character of Stan (Brad Dourif) operates a crematorium and occasionally seeks to mitigate typical...
    5 KB (491 words) - 04:01, 17 July 2022
  • International Cremation Federation (ICF), found in 1937, is non-governmental and non-profit organization devoted to “promote the practice of cremation to the highest...
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    Urn (redirect from Cremation urn)
    especially often used for funerary urns, vessels used in burials, either to hold the cremated ashes or as grave goods, but is used in many other contexts. Large...
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    Llantrisant on a Sunday. There in full view of the nearby chapel he attempted to cremate the body in paraffin. A furious crowd of locals dragged the body from...
    12 KB (1,458 words) - 03:37, 22 May 2024
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    Shinto (redirect from Shin-)
    important source of income. In Japan, funerals tend to take place at Buddhist temples and involve cremation, with Shinto funerals being rare. Bocking noted...
    124 KB (15,700 words) - 04:09, 8 June 2024
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