In Taiwan families are taking a different approach to saying goodbye to their loved ones – by hiring all-female marching bands to perform during the service.
Complete with white Go-go boots and matching uniforms, the women twirl batons and play instruments while marching around the dead body.
The service, which lasts two to three hours, has been set up by Yuan-Rong Life which has a popular marching troupe called ‘Xiu Juan Female Music Band’.
For small services Yuan-Rong recommends less than eight band members – costing £27 each – but for larger memorials more.
It is not the first time Taiwan has raised a few eyebrows with their taste of funeral ceremonies.
Strippers are sometimes hired who dance for the deceased.
The Taiwanese phenomenon is labelled by some as scandalous, but many hail it as an important part of the grieving process – and the perfect way of sending off their loved ones with a smile.