New method of cremation (新しい葬り方)– Level 3

Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。

Water cremation is the gentle process of changing the body to ash of organic material using water and a small amount of alkali-based solution to speed up the chemical process at the end of life. The body is first carefully placed in the water cremator, then the body returns to its basic organic elements. Once the process is completed, families receive the ashes in the same way with a traditional flame cremation. Water cremation service is provided by a company, Natural Funeral, in US. This process is friendly to the natural world. They do not make any emissions. Ash made from water cremation becomes good fertilizer and it helps the plants to grow. Some families are choosing this natural, environmentally sustainable funeral option with a traditional funeral ceremony.

water cremation (水葬), solution (溶液), water cremator (水葬炉), flame cremation (火葬), fertilizer (肥料), funeral (葬儀)

Questions:

  1. Which company provides water cremation?
  2. What is used for water cremation?
  3. Why is water cremation nature friendly?
  4. Is ash made from water cremation good for plant?
  5. What kind of cremation is done in Japan?
  6. What is your opinion?
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