Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Funeral Strippers in China no Longer Appropriate


The Ministry of Culture in China has announced a crackdown on inappropriate performances by exotic dancers at funerals. Beijing was the first city to ban the “vulgar performances” in 2015, and other provinces are following suit.

The employment of exotic performers at funerals is used to boost attendance as funerals with high attendance rates are seen as a way to honor the dead. Some households are known to spend more than their annual incomes on strippers and other types of performers.

The Ministry is encouraging residents to inform them of the whereabouts of such events through hotlines that will offer monetary rewards. An expert has commented on the act as a “practice of fertility worship”.

Affairs requiring a Thailand family lawyer may include issues where families that often cross borders due to having different residences.

In 2006, the province of Handan saw six strippers arrested for performing at the funeral of an elderly resident.  

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