Monday , November 25 2024

Do you know where this strange ritual used to take place?

In any corner of the world we can see that special respect, worship, celebration is done for the dead. In Hinduism, this is considered the path to salvation. Thus, it is said that after death their body will be absorbed in Panchabhutha.

In the western tradition, there is a tradition of worshiping the graves of the dead. Not only this, the tradition of keeping the last wish of the dead after death can be seen all over the world. Yes, even after death, many types of rituals are performed for the peace of his soul.

But here a strange ritual is going on in a cemetery and it is going viral. That is, films are shown for the dead in this cemetery. Yes, a film is shown here for the dead. This has been a strange practice.

A crematorium in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northern Thailand has 2,800 graves, and for a film screening for the dead, staff carefully prepared empty seats for the film screening. The film screening is held to honor the spirits of Chinese immigrants who settled in Thailand and whose descendants are mainly buried there.

These films will be shown daily from 7 pm to midnight. Not only cinema, delicious food and various dishes are also prepared for the spirits in the cemetery. Apart from this, model houses, cars, toys are also kept there. Many Chinese communities in Thailand have a tradition of showing films for the departed before or after the Dragon Boat Festival or after the Ching Ming Festival.

This performance took place in the cemetery amidst thousands of graves. Its main purpose was to satisfy the souls. People get surprised seeing such a strange ritual. Everyone will have to keep their finger on their mouth as to what kind of tradition it is to show a film in a cemetery like this.

This kind of film exhibition continued for about a week. It was like no one was allowed to enter the cemetery after the film screening at 7 pm every day. Also, no one should sit on the chairs there. After the film screening, the artificially built houses and vehicles were set on fire.

This strange ritual will give peace to the soul of the deceased. They are also entertained. Also, the organizers said that satisfying them will give them satisfaction. Such strange customs are not only here but there are even more strange customs in many parts of China.