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[Headlines] (HL-의학/건강/운동) Natural Burials Are Growing in Popularity
최고관리자  |  17-07-08 23:51

Natural burials are increasing in popularity in the United States. The Associated Press reports that a small, but growing number of Americans support calls for more environmentally-friendly “green burials.” They are turning to places like Rhinebeck Cemetery, about 130 kilometers north of New York City. The cemetery welcomes the natural burial movement’s supporters and their loved ones. The purpose of green burials is to speed up the breakdown of human remains through natural processes. They are far different from what many Americans experience when they die. When a person dies, the remains are usually given to a funeral home, which washes the body and adds embalming fluid to help protect the appearance. The funeral home places the body in a coffin, and transports it to a cemetery for burial. The coffin is often lowered into a solid burial vault in the ground. The vault protects the box and everything inside from the weight of the earth.
* natural burial =  수목장/ call for ~ = 요구하다; ~을 필요로 하다/ purpose = 목적; 의도/ speed up = 속도를 더 내다[높이다]/ breakdown = 분해; (차량, 기계의) 고장/ human remains = 사람의 유해/ natural process = 자연과정/ funeral home = 장례식장, 영안실/ embalm = (시체에[를]) 방부 처리를 하다[미라로 만들다]/ coffin = 관(= casket)/ transport = 수송하다/ cemetery = 묘지/ burial vault = (주로 지하) 묘실(분실, 무덤이 있는 방)

Rhinebeck Cemetery is different from most American cemeteries. Rhinebeck shuns the use of coffins, embalming fluid and burial vaults. It says they can slow the natural breakdown of the body in the ground. The natural burial movement started more than 10 years ago. And its supporters say public attention is growing. Now, more cemeteries are changing their burial policies. Gina Walker Fox says she loves the idea of "just being wrapped up and going back into the ground." The 59-year-old bought a small piece of land at the cemetery near a tulip tree and wild berry plants. She imagines that, when she dies, her children will pick the berries when they visit her grave. In the United States, natural burials took place in the days before the Civil War. But, during the war, embalming bodies became popular as a way to protect the remains of soldiers who died in battle. Burial vaults became more common across the country after World War II. The vaults prevent coffins from sinking. And, they help keep the ground level so grass is easier to cut. But green burial supporters say the environment is healthier without the vaults and embalming fluids. They also say there is no need for fossil fuels used in cremation. Natural gas, for example, is often used to fuel hot fires necessary to destroy the remains.
* shun = 피하다/ public attention = 대중의 관심/ grave = 무덤, 묘, 산소/ across the country = 전국의/ level = (표면이) 평평한[반반한]/ fossil fuel = 화석 연료/ cremation = 화장(火葬)