Chinese funerals ruling
Chinese officials have announced a move to ban expensive wedding gifts, after calling for a halt on extravagant funerals.
According to the Financial Times, officials in central China’s Henan province have issued an action plan on “transforming social traditions”.
Officials have stated that the draft rules are aimed at protecting the savings of poor and elderly residents, with many feeling forced to offer lavish wedding gifts.
The county is also establishing a Joy and Grief Board of Supervisors to enforce the measures.
In 2015, the culture minister condemned the rural practice of using strippers to attract attendees to funerals.
In rural China, strippers are invited to funerals to attract large crowds, as a well-attended funeral is a sign of good fortune in the afterlife, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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