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Improving Memorial Services for Sustainable Forest Burials

지속가능한 수목장림을 위한 추모 서비스 개선방안

  • Lee, JeungSun (Funeral Industry Major, Department of Human Services, Eulji University) ;
  • Cha, Seong-Soo (Food and Biotechnology Major, Department of Biotechnology, Eulji University)
  • 이정선 (을지대학교 휴먼서비스학부 장례산업전공) ;
  • 차성수 (을지대학교 바이오공학부 식품생명공학전공)
  • Received : 2024.02.14
  • Accepted : 2024.06.07
  • Published : 2024.06.30

Abstract

Currently, social interest in post-cremation funerals is growing due to the establishment of cremation culture. In addition, as awareness of nature-friendly funeral methods spreads in modern times, the demand for tree burial grounds and tree groves, which are representative natural burial methods, is increasing. However, if the current method of relying on trees is used, the forest burial may damage the forest and turn it into another cemetery. The tree decoration is a funeral method that contains the temporal meaning of humans returning to the space of nature that we have, and the philosophical meaning that humans return in compliance with nature. Like this, there are quite a few concerns. Even though tree burials are not the traditional burial facilities we are familiar with, many of the facilities and operating systems adopt the standards of park cemeteries and have stricter standards and restrictions than natural burials under the law. This rigidity is intended to preserve the forest, but the reality is that it limits the expansion and operation of tree plantations. To this end, this study seeks to find specific improvement measures for sustainable tree plantation operation. To this end, we look at the types of natural fields in foreign countries and find directions for tree planting that can be effectively applied and established in accordance with the sentiments of the people. Specific improvement measures include an enshrinement method that does not rely on memorial trees, the operation of anonymous or anonymous tree planting, a change in the method of visiting and commemorating, and various mountaineering methods, thereby suggesting alternatives to sustainable tree planting in Korea. The place where tree planting is implemented is the forest, that is, the forest itself. I should be a place where the spirit of natural return, which is the essence of the deceased, can be celebrated through the forest, not a funeral facility. By doing so, it will be possible to provide the public value of the forest, that is, the social function of the forest, in the name of an eco-friendly funeral service.

현재 화장문화의 정착으로 인해 화장후 장법에 대한 사회적 관심이 커지고 있다. 또한, 현대에 들어와 자연 친화적인 장법에 대한 인식 확산으로 자연장의 대표격인 수목장과 수목장림의 수요가 늘어나고 있지만, 나무에 의존하는 현재의 방법이 지속된다면 수목장 (림)이 숲을 훼손하여 또 다른 묘지로 만들 수 있다는 우려가 적지 않다. 수목장림은 우리가 가진 자연이라는 공간으로 인간이 회귀한다는 시간적 의미가 깃들어져 인간은 자연에 순응하여 돌아간다는 철학적 의미를 담는 장법이다. 이렇듯, 수목장림은 우리가 익히 아는 전통적인 장사시설이 아님에도 시설과 운영시스템의상당 부분이 공원묘지 기준을 차용하면서 법령상의 자연장보다 더 엄격한 기준과 제한을 두고 있다. 이러한 경직성은 숲을 보존하기 위함이기도 하지만, 수목장림의 확장성과 운영에 제한을 주고 있는 것이 현실이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 지속 가능한 수목장림 운영을 위한 구체적 개선방안을 모색하고자 한다. 이를 위해 외국의 자연장 유형을 살펴보고, 국민들의 정서와 효과적으로 적용하여 정착할 수 있는 수목장림의 방향을 찾는다. 구체적인 개선 방안으로는 추모목에 의탁하지 않는 안치 방법, 익명이나 무기명 수목장림의 운영, 그리고 참배 추모 방식의전환, 그리고 다양한 산골방법 등을 소개함으로써 국내 지속가능한 수목장림의 대안을 제안한다. 수목장림이 시행되는 곳은 산림, 다시 말해 숲 자체이다. 장사시설이 아닌 숲을 통한 고인의 진정한 자연회귀의 정신을 기릴 수 있는 장소가 되어야 한다. 그렇게 됨으로서 숲이 가진 공익적 가치, 즉 숲의 사회적 기능을 친환경적인 장사서비스라는 이름으로 제공할 수 있게 될 것이다.

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