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  2. Alternative Funerals: Thinking Outside the Box - AOL

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    Death isn't cheap: According to recent studies, the average cost of a traditional funeral is almost $8,000. And unlike weddings -- the other big-ticket, life-changing event that most people go ...

  3. Alternative funerals: How to go when you go - AOL

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    For most people, funeral planning comes down to a choice between. After I wrote yesterday's post on alternative choices for burial vessels, it occurred to me that I wasn't really considering all ...

  4. Burial - Wikipedia

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    This study found that modern day funerals focus on the psycho-social-spiritual event. Modern day funerals also help the transition of the recently passed transitioning to the social status of 'the deceased'. [clarification needed] The article found that funeral homes do not adhere to traditional religious beliefs, but do follow religious ...

  5. New Ferndale funeral home offers ‘alternative deathcare ...

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    The funeral home offers traditional care such as cremation, funeral services, ceremonies, wakes, anointings and other rituals. ... Still, it offers alternative ways for the disposition of human ...

  6. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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    As a result of European colonization, the process of tangihanga (customary funeral) has integrated with European burial practices, such as the use of coffins and chemical embalming. [76] The natural burial movement more closely aligns with traditional Māori customary funeral ritual, and may help to decolonize the process of burial for Māori. [76]

  7. Death care industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The industry is experiencing a recent trend toward cremation as opposed to the traditional funeral and burial services due to lower costs and increased value. In 2019, the average cost of a funeral using cremation with a viewing was $5,150, but this does not include the cremation casket, cemetery costs, or urn. [ 22 ]