‘Ghost marriage’ for Malaysian couple killed in car accident symbolises union in afterlife
- The couple were together for 3 years and about to marry when they died. Now their families are holding a special ceremony after their deaths
The families of a Chinese couple who died in a car accident decided to find closure on their deaths by holding a “ghost marriage” in their honour.
Yang Jingshan, 31, an international referee for the Malaysia Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association, was known for his work in service of the public.
His 32-year-old girlfriend, surnamed Li, worked at a food processing factory in Malaysia.
They had been in a relationship for three years, and Yang planned to propose to Li in Thailand in June, according to China Press, a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper.
On May 24, the couple’s car overturned on a road in Perak in northwestern Malaysia and neither survived.
After the accident, their distraught families came up with a plan to hold a “ghost marriage”, which they saw as ensuring their loved ones would be united as husband and wife in the afterlife.