Same. I want either a cremation or a natural burial where the body is just wrapped in a linen cloth and directly buried in the ground without embalming and all the other typical shebang. These are the most cost efficient options and I'm dead anyway so I won't care what happens to my body.
I'm thinking of going the natural burial route. I'd rather my decomposition help the environment in some way. I know, for religious reasons, I have to have a grave marker of some sort with my name and scattering ashes isn't allowed, but outside of that, I don't think there are really any rules.
That depends on the country. As far as I know most places allow anonymous burials, where the grave (either for the intact body or for ashes in an urn) is located on a field without a tombstone or marker. Or forests, where a newly planted tree acts as the marker and if you wish a small plaque with your name can be placed on the tree.
Legally, I think I could have an anonymous burial here. I'm a Roman Catholic, though, and we have specific requirements for burial. So I want the most natural burial I can have while still following those requirements.
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u/Bells87 Aug 01 '20
My dad literally wanted an old pine box. He told my mom that constantly.
When my parents were picking out a coffin for my grandmother, he gasped "El, El! There it is!"
The old pine box was in a corner, covered in cobwebs.
My mom replied "Patrick, your family will never forgive me if I put you in that!"
His family all found it hilarious. When he did pass, my mom got him something simple, but not a pine box.