What is the Meaning & Definition of coffin

The word coffin concerns coffin, i.e. is the synonym for this. Meanwhile, the coffin is a box, usually of wood, in which is deposited a corpse to bury him. In the past, the word was used to refer to a few stretchers that just served to lead the dead to their place of burial. Also, the word was used to designate a type of stretcher in triumphal pumps destined for the contain and transport everything that could be attributed greater importance to a ceremony, such is the case of vessels of gold and silver, images of Kings, among others. Then, yesterday, today and probably always, the casket or coffin, is and will be one of the highlights in the funeral rituals of many cultures. Also, throughout history, it has received designations of URN and sarcophagus. The emergence of this type of element is linked at a cent per cent aimed for human find a way, a means, allowing to preserve the bodies of those who die, protecting them from exposure and avoiding that the same are dispersed; also, the coffin, is a way of showing the respect that you have to the deceased person. Initially the first coffins were made in large baked clay pots in which was placed the corpse in the fetal position, later, were overcome by clay, granite stone, and finally wood shaped rectangle or box, just as it did with the Egyptian culture. Another feature of the coffins is that they often present sizes, reliefs and even images that allude to the belief that in life professed the deceased. There are different types of coffins: ecological, adapted for crematoriums, metal, wood, cane of bamboo, paper, glass and even cardboard. Note that exists around the coffins a true industry, as there is a wide range of shapes and models, very simple, and also exclusivisimos, who have cases in which can deposit some objects that were able to be very valuable for the dead.

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