Scattering cremated ashes in nature is allowed in Lucerne. Now there’s even an official spot along the River Reuss where funeral rituals can be performed. The exact spot is kept secret though.
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Only the local Hindu population, mainly Tamils from Sri Lanka, are supposed to use this particular spot in this way. The authorities don’t want to encourage funeral tourism from other parts of Switzerland. (TSI/swissinfo.ch)
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Traditional burial practices lose ground
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Funeral rites have become increasingly diverse as people move away from tradition and respond to new practices of spirituality. If Switzerland is rare among European countries in allowing a large amount of freedom to families and loved ones following a death, the country, along with the Czech Republic, also has one of the highest rates…
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Since 2000, about 15 cities, mostly in German-speaking parts of Switzerland, have created Muslim sections in their cemeteries. Debate over whether this was necessary erupted last spring when several German-speaking media outlets reported that few of these plots were being used. The Lucerne youth chapter of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party called for the Muslim…
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