What are mini urns used for?

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Mini urns don't seem big enough for a fully grown human's ashes. So what are mini urns used for?

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Kyle Hancock

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A mini urn, also known as a keepsake urn or a sharing urn, is specifically designed to hold just a small portion of cremated ashes. People choose keepsake urns for various reasons, including being able to share the ashes among a few different family members. Some people only want to keep a small number of ashes and scatter the rest.

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