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Got to admit this is a new one on me. Up until now I had never heard of it. I think I would choose that as my option if it was ever legal in England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
I'm holding off dying until sky burials become available.
"Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose while exposed to the elements, or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially crows, vultures, bears and jackals."
I am sure if my body were left in my garden, the foxes, mice, rats, crows and hawks would have a field day.
I'm holding off dying until sky burials become available.
"Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose while exposed to the elements, or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially crows, vultures, bears and jackals."
I am sure if my body were left in my garden, the foxes, mice, rats, crows and hawks would have a field day.
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But why should the foxes, mice, rats, crows and hawks miss out on dinner? Seems to be a bit of prejudice going on there to me.
I'm holding off dying until sky burials become available.
"Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose while exposed to the elements, or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially crows, vultures, bears and jackals."
I am sure if my body were left in my garden, the foxes, mice, rats, crows and hawks would have a field day.
[Post edited 2 Mar 17:29]
Yer 6000 years to young, a similar practice of excarnation was carried out in the UK during the neolithic
I'm holding off dying until sky burials become available.
"Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose while exposed to the elements, or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially crows, vultures, bears and jackals."
I am sure if my body were left in my garden, the foxes, mice, rats, crows and hawks would have a field day.
[Post edited 2 Mar 17:29]
I've always fancied that, followed by the bones being put into some kind of barrow* on a hilltop.
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