‘This is humiliation’: China bride apron-wearing custom promoting fertility sparks fierce online debate


By Liya Su

Locals say harmless custom is fertility blessing for pregnant brides. Unheard of tradition leaves mainland social media observers sceptical. — SCMP

A wedding custom in China has gone viral after a video emerged of two middle-aged women tying a kitchen apron around a newly married bride – to signify her future as a homemaker.

The hugely popular video has sparked an online debate about the country’s odd marriage traditions.

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