Who has not ever thought how many people would attend his funeral or mourn his death, cast the first stone.
In
China
, a man decided to take matters into his own hands and find out.
An old man who was wondering if anyone would care about his death
decided to organize his own funeral while he was alive
, a pantomime that aroused the sympathy of the Asian country's social networks but angered the authorities.
There, a first clue, both about his alleged death and about the social experiment.
The 84-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, spent the equivalent of $2,900 at the end of February on a funeral parade through his town in Anhui province (east) and the video of the "performance" went viral, he reported on Friday. the South China Morning Post.
On the morning of the funeral, more than 100 "mourners" gathered at Zhang's home for a banquet, and then a three-hour procession began as
the old man was carried through the village lying in a red coffin carried on a truck
.
First, giving continuity to his "death", although in the video you can see how he moves his feet, but he does not arouse any suspicion, and then,
sitting down and greeting the surprised and no longer so grieving
.
Later, the man explained that he had the idea after buying a coffin in anticipation of his death, since
he feels very lonely
since his wife died two years ago and his children, now adults, moved away.
Zhang felt that arranging his funeral while he was alive would keep him entertained and happy
, saying it was worth the money because he enjoyed it so much.
Despite the support of the neighbors,
the local authorities believe that the funeral parade was disrespectful to tradition and to the dead
, which is why it is now being investigated.
On Chinese social networks, however, the old man generated sympathy for his positive approach to death: "I admire his attitude towards life and I hope he reaches one hundred years," said one user, while another opined that "despite being alone, Zhang knows how to enjoy life."
"Get Low", a fiction surpassed by reality
The film takes place in the 1930s and Felix Bush, who lives as a hermit in the forest, is a mystery to others.
Rumors surround him such as that he killed himself in cold blood or that he is in league with the devil.
Then the town of Tennessee is shocked when Felix shows up at Reverend Gassy Horton's church with a large amount of cash and requests a "funeral party" for him, which Reverend Horton refuses to do.
Frank Quinn, the financially strapped owner of the local funeral home, covets Bush's money and agrees to advertise and help organize a funeral party.
Townspeople and others from the area are invited to attend the event and tell Felix Bush the stories they have heard about him.
With information from agencies
DB
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