A Taiwanese woman is planning a “ghost marriage ceremony” after losing her boyfriend in a car accident. After going viral on social media, users have praised this woman a lot. People all over the world are getting moist after knowing the reason behind this ghostly wedding. Actually, a Taiwanese woman had failed to save her boyfriend and his family in a dangerous car accident. Which he regrets a lot.
A car accident occurred on a national highway in Taiwan on July 15.
South China Morning Post According to a report, the woman pulled out three of the four occupants of a car that met with an accident on a national highway in Taiwan on July 15. Two brother-sister surnamed Hong were trapped inside their car. Despite being pulled out and immediately sent to the hospital, he died. The accident victim’s brother’s girlfriend Yu was also in the same car.
She herself got badly injured in a car accident, yet saved 3 people.
A woman named Yu regained consciousness after the car accident and saw her boyfriend, his sister and a friend trapped in the debris. Seeing their suffering, Yu tried hard to save all three of them, forgetting her injuries, but she failed to do so. Yu was only able to pull out a friend from the back seat before she rescued two people from the other vehicle that met with the accident.
Married to a ghost to take care of boyfriend’s lonely old mother
According to Taiwanese news network ETToday, Yu was most regretful about not being able to save her boyfriend and his sister. So Yu intends to take care of her lonely old mother after having a ghost wedding in her boyfriend’s memory. Knowing the reason for marrying a ghost, social media users appreciated Yu’s commitment and gave him their support.
One user on Instagram wrote, “This brave woman who thinks of saving others in crisis is worthy of praise.” Another wrote, “Her sense of love and responsibility for her boyfriend and his family is growing. A ghost marriage could be a way of spiritual relief.”
The practice of ghost marriage has been going on in China for 3000 years for the peace of the dead.
In China, the practice of ghost marriage for the peace of the dead started 3000 years ago. Some elders think that if people die without marrying or without fulfilling their wishes, they will not find peace in the afterlife. The living person participates in the ghost wedding and his/her photograph, old clothes and other objects are used to represent the deceased.