Styles: Pet Memorials – Cremation Jars and Works of art Respect Pets
Over the past hundred years individuals worldwide hold memorials for their dearly departed loved ones and they also conduct pet memorials for their deceased pets and this is done to show honor and respect. Cremation started close to 3000 B.C. It started in the Near East then the practice extended through northern Europe it then moved to the British Isles currently known as Spain and Portugal during the Bronze Age from 2500 to 1000 B.C. During the Roman Empire around 27 B.C. up to 395 A.D. cremation was extensively practiced, and it became custom for cremated remains to be placed in intricate embellished urns. By 400 A.D., Constantine’s Christianization of the kingdom lead to earth burials completely replacing cremation. This remained the accepted mode of disposition throughout Europe the next 1,500 years
For example, an archaeological group found a historical pet cemetery with the remains of 1000 dogs dating back to the period of Persian rule in Palestine from 539 to 332 BC.
Modern cremation and pet memorials began a little over a century ago in the United States. The oldest and extremely revered pet memorial and burial ground goes by the title of Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory. In 1896 when the war was closing, the Westchester County, New York cemetery was developed and now holds more than 2000 graves. In this place pets are placed to rest in coffins and urns made especially for them along with custom made gravestones and pet memorials services at the graveside. Currently more than 70,000 pets are laid to rest there.
The Le Cimetiere des Chiens D’Asnieres-Sur-Seine in France has set up a giant sculpture of a Saint Bernard and a child. A dog called Barry lost his life while attempting to save the 41st person in the Alps; he already saved 40.
A noted increase in cremation has been noted as as opposed to ground burials thus fueling the need to find a final resting place for the remains of a beloved pet. Pet masters have different preferences some would prefer to scatter their pet’s ashes while others opt to keeping the ashes by placing it inside a cremation urn.
Today, a new worldwide trend has surfaced known as tribute paintings, whereby individuals are commissioning an artist to create a tribute of their loved ones – both people and pets – using the
cremated remains. These remains, and or a few strands of the hair are brushed into an abstract expression of a cherished one’s life. Abstract art is the kind of art that follows a narrow trail behind religious art except that it is not religious art and it concentrates more on color and form.
Testimonials verify the fact that tribute paintings as pet memorials aid people through the healing process after their loved one has passed on.
