By cryptoreforma on Skatehive
Last Tuesday, I received a call from the cemetery informing me that seven years have passed and I need to arrange for the exhumation of my father’s remains (he passed away in 2019). Exhumation is the process of removing the remains from the ground after a legal period has elapsed in order to free up space. At this cemetery, the period is seven years. So, I went to the Parish Council to handle the bureaucratic process associated with this final step. I went to say goodbye to my father’s remains. ﾠ I was then informed that there are three possible outcomes for the exhumation: 1) The remains are cremated and placed in columbariums—spaces in the cemetery used to store ashes after exhumation. 2) The remains are cremated and taken to the homes of the deceased’s family members (they do not remain in the cemetery). 3) The bones remain in the ground until they turn to dust—the grave is dug deeper to place the remains further down, with the possibility of using the space for another deceased per