Split-Couch Or Full-Couch – Which Is The Better Casket?

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Split-Couch Or Full-Couch Which Is The Better
Casket?
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• Many people have little knowledge and many have
  absolutely no knowledge about coffins. Most of us
  also have no knowledge about the various styles,
  materials and alternatives accessible nowadays.
  This is justifiable because unless you've
  organised a memorial service for a friend or
  family member or pre-arranged for yourself, the
  topic of death is mostly not discussed.
• Lets throw some light on the major differences
  between a split-couch and full-couch
  coffin/casket.

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•  Split-Couch Coffin/Casket
• This is the most commonly used coffin, the one
  which you may have probably seen multiple times
  in funerals. The cover of a split-couch coffin
  comprises of two separate pivoted pieces. In a
  wake or open-coffin funeral, just the
  head-segment of the casket is left opened for
  viewing that shows just the upper body of the
  deceased person. Both lids of the coffin can
  open, but generally theyre opened only to place
  the body in the casket by funeral service
  providers.

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• Full-Couch Coffin/Casket
• This coffin type is by and large less popular,
  but it can be seen in numerous funerals in the
  UK. The cover of a full-couch coffin is made up
  of one piece, normally pivoted. The casket is
  additionally full-couch because the whole body of
  the deceased is revealed whenever the lid is open
  or closed. The body of the deceased person
  becomes visible, when the cover of a full-couch
  coffin is opened.

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• Whats The Difference between the Two Types of
  Coffin/Casket?
• The main reasons that could have clarified why
  split-couch and full-couch coffins do not exist
  anymore. The two types of caskets have been used
  for so many years that its difficult to
  establish a single reason behind their design.
  Some experts have stated that split-couch designs
  developed in the twentieth century to encourage
  the open coffin viewing during a visitation,
  reflecting the development of funeral homes and
  parlours.

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• Some people think that the full-couch coffins are
  utilised when the funeral doesnt involve viewing
  of the deceaseds body, which means closed coffin
  ceremony.
• In reality, neither a split nor full-couch coffin
  prevents the viewing of the deceaseds body in
  the funeral ceremony. The choice to see the
  deceased or not rests totally with the close
  family or companion, and both types can offer
  this sort of service. A few full-couch coffins
  come with an all-glass top that can cover the
  head of the deceased.

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• At last, the decision to utilise a split or
  full-couch coffin depends upon you, or you
  companion or family. If you have taken a funeral
  package or funeral cover, then you need to ask
  the service provider what types of
  coffins/caskets they deliver.

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