Crying Ladies

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It's a Chinese tradition that is being practiced in my country by the Chinese community to hire professional mourners at a funeral. We refer to them as the crying ladies. Enhancing the funeral's emotional intensity is a sign of respect and to honor the deceased. We didn't have to hire anybody during my parent's funeral. Too many mourners came. They were considered heroes in our hometown. Friends and family from different cities and countries came too. The funeral march were kilometers long. Today, February 21st is their 35th death anniversary. The pain of losing them is still there. I still shed a tear.