【During the same period】Relatives of the deceased Ms. Huo
Just now, when I entered the sea, I shouted, I said Long Yawei, I "hated" you, "hated" him for being young, and left at such a young age.
【Commentary】The "Long Yawei" in Ms. Huo's mouth is her 67-year-old husband. On the morning of April 4, in Tianjin's Bohai Bay, Long Yawei, together with 2 other deceased, returned to the sea under the farewell of his relatives.
【Commentary】On the same day, the 2023 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei ashes scattering sea sailing event was held in Bohai Bay. At about 10 o'clock, accompanied by the low whistle, the ashes of the 34 deceased sailed to the depths of the sea on the "Guobin 9" special ship.
【Commentary】The cabin is arranged simply and warmly, and in the solemn and gentle speech, the relatives of the deceased recall the past. The ship sailed to the designated sea area, and under the guidance of the staff, the relatives of the deceased ascended the deck one after another, tearfully scattering the ashes of their loved ones with flower petals into the sea.
According to Ms. Huo, her husband is a demobilized soldier who worked in the Xiqing District Government of Tianjin, and choosing to scatter ashes was his last wish before his death, and also to follow his parents.
【During the same period】Relatives of the deceased Ms. Huo
When he was in the army, he was an excellent soldier, an excellent cadre, once awarded second-class merit and third-class merit, his parents were also soldiers, former soldiers, were buried at sea, because he also had a last wish, he was willing to go to the sea to be buried, so I let him return to the place where he "fought" in the rest of his life. It's good, and it's also promoting our new customs, so as far as we're concerned, we're also very happy.
【During the same period】Relatives of the deceased Mr. Li
When I am older, it is not convenient to pay homage to where to go, this is very good, the government organizes this, sea burial this matter, we quickly sign up.
In fact, in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, ashes have been scattered in the sea for nearly 30 years, and more than 14,<> family members have participated so far. In recent years, the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau has continuously strengthened the publicity and guidance of changing customs and customs, and ecological burial methods such as scattering ashes at sea and natural burial have been accepted by more and more people.
【During the same period】Wang Dedong, deputy general manager of Beijing Babaoshan Etiquette Co., Ltd
From the perspective of our ashes scattering activities over the years, the acceptance and satisfaction of the people is getting higher and higher, and the families who participate in the ashes scattering are also increasing, especially in recent years, we have increased the proportion relatively large, as far as we are concerned, in 2012 we exceeded 1000,2015, in 2000 it was 2019,3000, and by <> it reached more than <>,<>.
It is reported that compared with the traditional method of burying ashes, the method of scattering the sea does not leave ashes and does not occupy land, which is a burial method that advocates returning to nature. In Beijing, the ashes scattering activity is a public welfare funeral service, led by the municipal government, guaranteed by the municipal finances, and undertaken by the capital funeral state-owned enterprises and institutions, and the whole process is free for the masses.
Reporter Liu Chao reported from Tianjin
Responsible Editor: [Ye Pan]