quiz : relationship : HOW MUCH DOES A CORPSE BRIDE SELL FOR IN CHINA? [+] ballot by RunsWithScissors ACTIVE Tue May 13, 08 - Sun Feb 06, 11 Death is no obstacle when it comes to love in China. That's because ghost marriage -- the practice of setting up deceased relatives with suitable spouses, dead or alive -- is still an option. Ghost marriage first appeared in Chinese legends 2,000 years ago, and it's been a staple of the culture ever since. At times, it was a way for spinsters to gain social acceptance after death. At other times, the ceremony honored dead sons by giving them living brides. In both cases, the marriages served a religious function by making the deceased happier in the afterlife. While the practice of matchmaking for the dead waned during China's Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s, officials report that ghost marriages are back on the rise. Today, the goal is often to give a deceased bachelor a wife -- preferably one who has recently been laid to rest. But in a nation where men outnumber women in death as well as in life, the shortage of corpse brides has led to murder. In 2007, there were two widely reported cases of rural men killing prostitutes, housekeepers, and mentally ill women in order to sell their bodies as ghost wives. How much do you think a Corpse Bride sells for in China? $250 $500 $900 $2,000 $5,000 $8,000 Ballot #126704 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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