Canadian Funeral pyre

One of the issues that arises is how to integrate funeral customs that originate outside of the north american context. The funeral pyre is an excellent example. Pyre is from the greek meaning fire. It is when a structure of wood is created and the body is placed on the structure while it is lit on fire. In the viking context the funeral pyre is constructed on a boat.

(picture from Wikipedia)

Canadians trying to recreate this tradition utilize modern day crematoriums. One of our simple pine boxes can also faciliate this fire by creating a pure fire without extra material commonly contained in the modern day casket.