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  2. Cremation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Church requires reverent disposition of the ashes which means that the ashes are to be buried or entombed in an appropriate container, such as an urn. The Church does not permit the scattering of ashes. Keeping them at home is permitted, but requires a bishop's permission, though some Catholics have done so without seeking it. [10]

  3. When and what is Ash Wednesday? Why Christians wear ashes to ...

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    According to christianity.com, the Bible references this in Genesis 2:7: "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a ...

  4. Burial at sea - Wikipedia

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    The United States is similar to many countries which permit the spreading of cremation ashes within their Exclusive Economic zone. When spreading ashes from a ship which is registered in a different country, the regulations and reporting procedures for the ship's flag state need to be complied with once the vessel is in international waters ...

  5. Christian burial - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox Christians are buried facing east; that is to say, with their feet to the east. When a cross is placed at the grave, it is not normally placed at the head of the grave, but at the foot, so that as the faithful stand at the grave and pray facing the cross, they will be facing east, in the traditional Orthodox manner.

  6. Here's When Ash Wednesday is in 2024, Plus What to Know ... - AOL

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    The practice of spreading ashes on foreheads became widespread in the U.S. as recently as the 1970s. It was part of a wider trend in American religion of people wanting to connect their physical ...

  7. Vatican eases rules on the ashes of the dead - AOL

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    A small part of a dead person's cremated ashes may be stored in a place that was dear to them rather than in a church or cemetery, the Vatican said on Tuesday, softening its previous stance on the ...

  8. Sacred ashes - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, on Ash Wednesday, ashes of burnt palm leaves and fronds left over from Palm Sunday, mixed with olive oil, are applied in a cross-form on the forehead of the believer as a reminder of his inevitable physical death, with the intonation: "Dust thou art, and to dust will return" from Genesis 3:19 in the Old Testament.

  9. Is it OK to scatter human ashes where you want in SC ... - AOL

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    Here’s what the law says. Is it OK to scatter the cremated remains of a loved one wherever you or they wish in South Carolina? Here’s what the law says.