Have you been wondering what are the different types of coffins and caskets? In this article we will tackle different types of coffins that you see on funerals and memorial events. Coffins and caskets literally mean the same and both of these are vessels that would contain a deceased body. Coffin is the terminology used to denote box to contain a body during burial ceremonies. North America was the one who introduced the term casket which will store a deceased body to be used later for the burial ceremony. Even if the two both share a lot of characteristic, still cheap coffins appear a lot different compared to caskets in terms of size and design
Coffins are usually made with 6 to 8 sides where caskets have only 4. Caskets also have a split lid to let families and relatives take a peek on the body at the wake. Coffins don’t have an open lid. Both of them however are lined with a special fabric inside like velvet. Most coffins also have tapered ends while caskets don’t.
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