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Ghost Marriages
May 10, 2024 ·
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Ghost Marriages
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For over 3,000 years, certain regions of China have practiced a tradition known as yinhun, or ghost marriage. This ancient ritual marries the souls of a bride and groom in...
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For over 3,000 years, certain regions of China have practiced a tradition known as yinhun, or ghost marriage. This ancient ritual marries the souls of a bride and groom in the afterlife to ensure their ghosts won't haunt their respective families. But with everything, there's a dark side to this ritual that includes kidnapping, murder, and bidding wars.
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SOURCES
Lo, T.W. Ghost Brides and Crime Networks in Rural China. Asian J Criminol 17, 371–389 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-022-09367-6
https://www.chinesefolklore.org.cn/web/index.php?Page=3&NewsID=16820
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_25326714
https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F1191965271%2FNsFhYjqu4&domain=weibo.com&ua=Mozilla%2F5.0%20%28X11%3B%20CrOS%20x86_64%2014541.0.0%29%20AppleWebKit%2F537.36%20%28KHTML%2C%20like%20Gecko%29%20Chrome%2F123.0.0.0%20Safari%2F537.36&_rand=1715101831500&sudaref=
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| Organization | Autumn Grube |
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