{"id":56032,"date":"2013-12-03T21:10:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T17:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=56032"},"modified":"2013-12-03T21:10:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T17:10:23","slug":"its-what-he-would-have-wanted-the-bizarre-craze-for-all-female-funeral-marching-bands-sweeping-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=56032","title":{"rendered":"It’s what he would have wanted: The bizarre craze for all-female funeral marching bands sweeping Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

Complete with white Go-go boots and matching uniforms, the women twirl batons and play instruments while marching around the dead body.<\/p>\n

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’.<\/p>\n

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For small services Yuan-Rong recommends less than eight band members – costing \u00a327 each – but for larger memorials more.<\/p>\n

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It is not the first time Taiwan has raised a few eyebrows with their taste of funeral ceremonies.<\/p>\n

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Strippers are sometimes hired who dance for the deceased.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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