Shifting traditions: Tan (right) helping a couple register their marriage at the Kulai Che Ai Khor Character Uplifting Association. He said more couples are setting aside taboos and getting married during the lunar Ghost Month.
JOHOR BARU: The month-long Hungry Ghost Festival used to be a quiet period for marriage registrations but more young couples are now choosing to say “I do” despite the traditional taboo.
Assistant registrar of marriage Darren Tan from the Kulai Che Ai Khor Character Uplifting Association said times have changed with many preferring meaningful dates such as birthdays or anniversaries over auspicious ones in the lunar calendar.
