02/27/2026
Why do we burn caskets? ⚰️🔥🤯
Well, first of all this is the standard in North America but not everywhere in the world.
Deathcare is different in different parts of the world 💕
In North America, bodies are placed in caskets before cremation for a number of reasons, primarily safety and ease of movement for the mortician/cremationist.
The caskets can be very simple, like cardboard boxes with supported bottoms or simple pine boxes. These are called “minimum containers” in the trade.
In some cultures it’s important to have a very well made or expensive casket. If that’s important in your culture or background, terrific! If not, choose something less fancy/basic. But no matter what, don’t judge others for their choices ❤️
We won’t take the body out of the casket before cremation for a few reasons:
1. It’s the law in many places.
2. The casket keeps the mortician and cremationist safe because they are easier to move than an uncontained human body
3. Reusing caskets is unhygienic and kind of a gross concept
4. Rental caskets DO exist but they are an outer shell…there is still a box that the person goes in which is what ends up getting cremated.
The more you know, hey? ❤️
Feel free to ask questions, I’ll do my best to reply!
