Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A WEDDING procession in Fujian, China, left many with goosebumps and was described as being “straight out of a horror movie” after it was filmed being held in the wee hours of the morning as per local custom, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Footage of the event showed the bride arriving in a scarlet palanquin in the dark night.
As there were no street lamps near the groom’s house and the procession was held during a foggy night, family members dressed in colourful robes and held torches to light the way.
When the video made its rounds online, Internet users were shocked that there was such a custom in China and commented that the whole video clip was an eerie spectacle.
“A wedding should be a happy occasion. Why does this look like it came straight out of a horror movie?” one netizen wrote.
Some even compared the scene to that of the custom of a Chinese ghost marriage.
However, the photographer, whose surname is Qiu, explained that the couple was just following the local Hakka tradition.
It is believed that holding the wedding procession at night would bring good luck to the newlyweds.
According to the photographer, most local wedding ceremonies are held at night and only a handful would choose to do it during the day.
After hearing his explanation, some netizens began to urge others to respect the local custom in Fujian.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
