Are you OPEN to be a ‘GHOST BRIDE'?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140430)
Philippines
January 9, 2018 9:43pm CST
There are so many cultures that it wasn’t untold in public or in society. Some people might find it strange or weird. In a Chinese culture, there is so-called ‘ghost bride.’ I was watching a video blog about this practice. As claimed, if a couple has a son died and unmarried. They will try to find a bride to be married to him despite being dead. This ‘ghost bride’ will be devoted to her dead husband and the family of her dead husband will provide wealth. It sounds unbelievable but such a practice still exists up to this date.
Do you think it is a practical way to have wealth in exchange for being a ‘ghost bride’?
Have you heard about this kind of practice?
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16 responses
@Shavkat (140430)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
@SohanESS I am sorry. I can't translate into the Hindi language. You can try to check this link
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the Chinese practice of marriage among deceased individuals. For this practice in other cultures, see Ghost marriage (disambiguation). Part of a series on the Anthropol
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@cttolledo (5451)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Jan 18
Is that the same with the movie of Kim chui, right?. So it's a real culture of chinese, very interesting to watch and know how it works.
I'll give you an answer to your question if I am willing or not after I watch the movie. haha
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@peachpurple (13960)
• Malaysia
10 Jan 18
This custom was practiced in ancient China days but not 8n modern era
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@rsa101 (38472)
• Philippines
2 Sep 18
I guess I watch ine lical movie about it. There were of course other things added to the story to make it more interesting. It also depicts how the wedding vows to be broken by consulting to monks in nepal who perform a ritual to break the wedding curse.
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@vandana7 (101717)
• India
11 Jan 18
@Shavkat Practices would be different ..invariably.lol. They have traveled from one place to another with other factors. lol. I am not ok with nuns being committed to Christ, and we saddling them with responsibilities. They can be given the task of organizing help, not giving help. Everybody needs to help themselves and if possible help others. That said, I have spoken to somebody who was ordained, and she sounded extremely calm to me as if she was ok with it. I am ok if they are ok. If they are not ok with it, we should not force them to remain in that wedlock / commitment for life because of our expectations. Feelings change.
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@vandana7 (101717)
• India
11 Jan 18
@Shavkat I do not agree that they sinned any more than us, if we denied them the liberty to go their way. Everybody, including me, sometimes feels the need to be helpful, and other times no such need. The institution should welcome me when I am in that mode rather than make it a permanent garb.
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@BelleStarr (61404)
• United States
10 Jan 18
I think if you are a woman who had no hope of a living husband this might be fine but obviously, you won't have any children.
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@WriterAI (5373)
• Bulgaria
10 Apr 18
I hear about this practice for first time. I have never heard about this practice until your post. So thank you for sharing. I agree that it could be a practical way to have wealth in exchange for being a 'ghost bride' but it is disturbing. The 'ghost bride' might wish to have her real life with a real man and it's preferable.
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@Shivram59 (40649)
• India
10 Jan 18
@Shavkat Really?? This is the first time I have heard about this tradition.
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@Shavkat (140430)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
@Shivram59 I was also trying to find the origin of this practice. You can try to check this link
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the Chinese practice of marriage among deceased individuals. For this practice in other cultures, see Ghost marriage (disambiguation). Part of a series on the Anthropol
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@JSAph8888 (949)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
I'm guessing you already watched the movie of Kim Chiu? hahaha! I haven't seen that movie. Only the trailer.
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@Shavkat (140430)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
I haven't watched it. But I got an idea from her TV interview. The film was transformed into a twist of the horror genre. But then, I had checked some facts about it and it does exist in isolated cases. Moreover, I would love to check the movie once released on youtube.
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@Shavkat (140430)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
@JSAph8888 I am so excited to watch it. I am fond to the horror genre. I am so ready to twist my mind with Kim Chiu's horror movie.
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@JSAph8888 (949)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
@Shavkat Hahaha! That's why I still don't have the courage to watch it because the trailer has a creepy scenes. And I don't want to watch any creepy or horror movie as it might appear in my dreams. You said that it has a twist of horror genre so, I am not going to watch it. Hahaha
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@thesupersingh (42067)
• India
10 Jan 18
Its just a shame and nothing more then that. But if they believe then they should follow, i have no issues with that
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@thesupersingh (42067)
• India
10 Jan 18
@Shavkat I do, actually that's why i said that i don't have any issues with that
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@Aquitaine24 (11858)
• San Jose, California
2 Sep 18
Ihave heard of this.I can't remember the tv show,maybe CSI ,had an episode where a woman was forced to be a ghost bride.I think she was killed in the episode--can't remember for sure.
