A grieving man had a wedding and farewell ceremony on the same day as he married the ashes of his girlfriend in Hsinchu village, Taiwan.
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The man, known by his surname Mr Lai, was so distraught over his girlfriend’s sudden death he decided to marry her no matter what. He arranged a bizarre wedding attended by their friends and family members who barely restrained their tears during the ceremony.
Wearing dark sun glasses and a white suit Mr Lai is surrounded by friends and family who are clearly upset
The story was widely reported after a 60-second video from the event emerged online. The footage shows a heartbroken groom in a white suit and dark sunglasses holding the urn with the ashes of his beloved woman inside.
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A wedding band is placed on Mr Lai’s finger over white gloves as he marries his dead girlfriend’s ashes
Taking oddity to a whole new level the black-and-gold urn was dressed in a white wedding dress. After a wedding ring is placed on Mr Lai’s finger a light piece of red cloth is put over the urn.
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After the ceremony a shaded Mr Lai walks through the village holding the urn with incense burning from the top
The ceremony ends with the newlyweds walking through the streets with the burning incense. They then get into a wedding car before driving off. The death of Mr Lai’s girlfriend has not been reported, and it remains a mystery as to how she passed away.
Dozens of friends and family gather outside to watch the wedding ceremony of Mr Lai and his dead girlfriend
In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. But they are now illegal and carry jail sentences of up to three years for anyone who steals a dead body.
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The wedding hall where the marriage of a man and his dead girlfriends ashes took place in a village in Taiwan
Ghost marriages are often set up by request of the spirit of the deceased, who, upon “finding itself without a spouse in the other world, causes misfortune for its natal family, the family of its betrothed, or for the family of the deceased’s married sisters.
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