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Bronislovas Polanskis, the commercial director of the Vilnius funeral home, stated that a family farm will participate in the funeral during the quarantine. Only the heads of the family attend the funeral and neighbors or friends no longer come.
“Family members of those who die from the coronavirus are generally asked to be cremated. And then decide what to do with the urn, say goodbye to the deceased in the armory, or immediately bury him in the cemetery. Often, people postpone a funeral until quarantine ends or loved ones return from abroad.
And for a funeral, each person spends a different amount of money. For some, the benefit is sufficient, because people do not have money (the municipality pays a one-time funeral allowance of 320 euros, for the funeral – aut past). Others spend 2,000 on funerals. euros. There is no need to pay more to bury the coronavirus, “noted B. Polanski.
Cremation is still cheaper
Mantas Gicevičius, director of Kaunas Funeral Home, also stated that relatives of people with coronavirus often request cremation.
“Cremation provides the opportunity to conduct normal traditional funerals for family members after a pandemic or when they return from abroad. Also, cremated bodies are cheaper, residents can save up to 50 percent. Only cremation by postponing the funeral costs 500 euros, and people usually spend about 1,500 euros at funerals, “commented the funeral director about the prices.
The manager of the Kaunas “Atminimas” Funeral Home said that the choice of a casket or urn determines more the price of a funeral.
“In fact, cremation is cheaper because the cremation casket is cheaper than the one where the remains are kept in the armory and then buried in the cemetery. Cremation can also save money by choosing a cheaper urn.
Normally people spend between 800 and 1400 euros on a funeral. Each case is individual, but people do not want to save for the funeral of a loved one. Choose, for example, the most expensive oak casket. It is important that others spend less, so choose cardboard caskets. However, now no one prepares a dreary lunch, so everyone is saving in this regard, “said the manager of the funeral home.
Quarantined funerals are cheaper
Ignas Vasiliauskas, the funeral organizer at the “Pajūris” funeral home in Klaipėda, said that currently 2 households, up to 10 people, usually participate in the funeral.
“We have seen increased interest in cremation, especially if a person has died from a coronavirus. In addition, some people postpone the funeral because they wait for relatives to return from abroad, ”explained the funeral director.
He also noted that funerals during quarantine can be up to two times cheaper.
“There are fewer people involved, it is not necessary to prepare a mourning lunch. Currently, people spend an average of 700-800 euros on a funeral.
Also, funeral companies do not charge any fees if the buried person has died of a coronavirus. Although security measures cost us, people do not have to pay more for them. From what I can see, most companies don’t charge customers more, ”said I. Vasiliauskas.
However, according to him, the farewell to those who died from the coronavirus is already going differently.
“The relatives say goodbye to him at the cemetery. In the armory, we allow ourselves to say goodbye only to those who have died from other causes or illnesses, ”said I. Vaisiliauskas.
People are afraid to attend a funeral.
The director of the Norgailė funeral home located in Šiauliai said that residents would meet the requirements of the Ministry of Health, so up to 10 people would attend the funeral.
“However, we notice that many people rarely get together. Residents fear the coronavirus. Therefore, usually only the closest people, just 2 or 5 people, gather for the funeral,” said the funeral director.
According to him, during this period, more and more people choose a cremation service. The interviewee sees several reasons for this trend:
“Residents follow foreign trends, cremation is very popular there. Still, cremation is chosen more often by younger people, it is still unusual for older people.
He still often cremates people who have died from coronavirus. This method is safe and convenient. Some people postpone the funeral after cremation, others wait for the end of the quarantine, others wait for their relatives to return from abroad. “
The funeral director noted that the usual funeral arrangements needed to be changed after the start of the quarantine.
“Currently, the departure of the deceased is taking place in the cemetery, not in the armory. Although according to the recommendations up to 10 people can say goodbye to the deceased, but we decided not to take risks.
Still, indoors are much more likely to be infected with coronavirus, even though there are few people in it. After all, no one will protect us if we don’t protect ourselves. Until now, we have invited people to say goodbye to the deceased in the cemetery, “said the interlocutor.
Speaking of funeral prices, the funeral director said that those who incinerate the remains pay more. Still, the interlocutor did not dare to name a more precise price. However, he clarified that each case is different.
“For some people, a few hundred are enough for a funeral, while others are already spending more than 1,000 euros. It is also difficult to buy flowers at this time, so people spend less on them. Even now, no one is preparing a sad lunch. It also helps save money, ”said the funeral director.
The crematorium counts records
Last year, Lietuvos Krematoriumas, led by K2 LT, carried out 7,380 cremations. That’s 50 percent. more than in 2019, when 4,902 cremations were performed, or almost double than in 2018, when 3804 cremations were performed.
Of all the cremations carried out in the past year, 578 are related to Covid-19, meaning that before death, these people had coronavirus or were suspected of having the disease, but no study of Covid-19 was conducted. In December 2020 alone, 794 cremations were carried out, that is, 75 percent. more than during the same period last year, including the remains of 370 people who had or were suspected of having coronavirus.
“The flow of people requesting the cremation of relatives has increased for various reasons,” says Bernardas Vilkelis, director of the K2 LT group of companies, which runs the Lithuanian crematorium and ritual services center in Rekviem. – People are more likely to choose crematories in our country than in neighboring countries, the popularity of the service itself has increased in general, and in recent months and due to limitations in the organization of funeral ceremonies.
For example, some people may now be in self-isolation and may not be able to hold a farewell ceremony at this time, but others want to hold it with more participants, cremating the remains and waiting for conditions to change. The general increase in mortality has also had an impact. “
The Lithuanian crematorium in Kėdainiai has two cremation lines that can incinerate up to 10,000 cremations per year. of the deceased. Currently, the third line is being designed, then it will be possible to make up to 15 thousand. cremations per year.
The company announces that the cremation of the deceased only costs 382 euros.
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