"In Germany, that wouldn't be possible. German law generally requires that the dead be buried in an approved cemetery, a burial forest or a designated section of the sea. Keeping an urn in your backyard is also not permitted. Nor is scattering a loved one's ashes in the wind. Flowers accompany a deceased's ashes scattered at seaImage: Stefan Sauer/ZB/picture alliance"
"While Germany is strict about burial rules, people in other countries are exploring new ways and places to bid their last farewells. In Switzerland, some mourners scatter ashes among alpine meadows and rocky outcrops. There and in the Netherlands, ashes can also be released from a hot-air balloon. Once the balloon reaches the chosen spot, the ashes are scattered in the wind, and the coordinates are later sent to the family with a certificate."
"Another option is a farewell from a small aircraft. Some US companies offer an even loftier goodbye, sending a small portion of ashes into space. A legal gray area makes that possible for Germans, too, since most of the remains do not leave Earth and are buried in an urn."
"More and more funeral homes are also offering so-called 'diamond burials'Image: Soeren Stache/ZB/picture alliance An increasing number of companies also offer memorial or cremation diamonds. Over several months, carbon extracted from a person's ashes or hair is pressed into synthetic diamonds that can be set into jewelry."
A massive rock wall towers over a small plateau in France's southern Haute-Provence region. A few stones sit in the grass at its base, beneath which rest the ashes of a young man who favored that spot, where family chose to have him rest. German law generally requires that the dead be buried in an approved cemetery, a burial forest or a designated section of the sea, and forbids keeping urns at home or scattering ashes in the wind. Switzerland and the Netherlands allow scattering in alpine meadows and from hot-air balloons, with coordinates sent to families. Some services include aircraft dispersal, space launches of small ash portions, memorial diamonds created from carbon in ashes or hair, and emerging sustainable cemeteries in Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
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