cremation: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

A priest holding an umbrella stands beside a funeral pyre with flames and smoke rising during a cremation ceremony on stone steps at Pashupatinath, Nepal.

Varanasi: cremation ashes carried on the Ganges River

What are burial customs around the world?

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

death rite embalming burial human composting Cryonics Rest in Peace? Not for These 7 Unlucky Individuals 7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World Coffin wake Mourning