Centuries-old custom to settle big day nerves degenerates into displays of ritual humiliation. — SCMP
Harrowing images of a bride in China who was taped to a telephone pole by several friends as part of a game on her wedding day have sparked an online debate about vulgar marriage customs.
On Sept 23, a viral video from Shanxi province in northern China, showed several men binding a bride in traditional Chinese wedding attire to a phone pole with tape.
