6. An apprentice may act as an apprentice to a funeral director or an embalmer or impersonate an apprentice only if he acts under the supervision and direction of a funeral director or embalmer. It is an alternative to cremation. Instead of using fire, funeral homes use alkaline and water to liquefy a loved one and send the remains into a drain. The bone remains are then returned to the family. Note: For direct assistance from another death worker in your area (midwife practitioner in death, doula or thanadoula, home funeral guide and/or funeral celebrant), please visit our Canadian Post-Death Resources page or contact us for further suggestions. What is a “home funeral”? According to the dictionary definition, a funeral is a ceremony or group of ceremonies held as part of the funeral or cremation of a deceased person. It does not contain the other care or documentation provided by funeral homes (washing/dressing of the body, embalming, face makeup, death certificates, etc.). If the person died without a will without leaving a will, the highest personal representative (the person legally entitled to administer the estate of the deceased) has the final say. Under current English law, the surviving spouse or partner of the deceased is at the top of the hierarchy, followed by children and then parents and siblings working in the family. Roommates have no quality in this ranking, no matter how long they lived with the deceased.
(e) compliance with the storage and disposal of cremated remains and the fees of a contractor or funeral home where cremated remains are not collected after the prescribed periods; However, there is one exception. In Crestone, Colorado, the Crestone End of Life Project operates a legal outdoor cremation facility where people can be legally cremated at the stake. They should be both members of their organization and residents of Crestone to qualify for their outdoor cremation ceremony. 8 (1) A funeral director may provide funeral services only if the funeral director has obtained the written authorization of a person who, in accordance with section 5 [Control of the Disposal of Human Remains or Cremated Remains], has the right to control the disposal of human remains. Today, pre-arranged funerals are more the norm in Canada than they were in the last century. In addition, most major cities have memorials run by volunteers and non-profit consumer information organizations that have impacted public attitudes toward funeral expenses. Their job is to promote advance planning and ensure that simple and cost-effective funeral options are available from the funeral industry. All of these elements became a status symbol when family members were encouraged (and sometimes even intimidated) to choose the most elaborate services, ornate coffins, important burial sites, and decorative tombstones (even if cremated, ashes can be buried under a tombstone) to “prove that they truly honored their beloved.” Therefore, even fairly modest funeral and funeral/cremation services can easily cost up to $8,000 or more (especially if they are buried) once all services are counted. Some religious groups, such as Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims (see Islam), may require that the preparation of the body be done by the eldest son or by a specific person, but for the majority of Canadians, the undertaker prepares the body, washes it, expels blood from the veins, and replaces embalming fluid (thus eliminating skin discoloration). Cleans and disinfects the chest and abdominal cavity, makes up, fixes the hair and dresses the body with clothes provided by the next of kin. Restorative work, if the face has been damaged, can also be performed.
Most Muslims are an exception to these changes, as they traditionally wrap the body in a shroud immediately after washing the body, and funerals are held on the same day as death whenever possible. Islamic custom states that a funeral should take place as soon as possible after death. Although Hollywood screenwriters have reinvented the funeral of a Viking warrior, not exactly a historically accurate Viking burial has not been performed. However, some aspects of this ritual have been used in traditional practices. Funeral homes have several options in terms of costs and services. Some offer a coffin and all essential services at a fixed price. This unique pricing system is popular for pre-arranged funerals and requires less time and decision-making for the bereaved. Another option is the functional pricing system, in which the price of the selected coffin and the desired services are added to the base price. As dark as it may seem, funerals and cemeteries are the norm in Canada, but companies around the world are pushing the boundaries and trying to go further in the green funeral movement.