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Elderly Man Falls Ill After Mourning Ritual for Mother

12/12/2025

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Chen, an elderly man in his 60s from Zhejiang province in eastern China, contracted a severe illness after following a local mourning ritual.
Chen's mother, an 86-year-old woman, had been healthy until her sudden death after diarrhea and vomiting following the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chen adhered to the ritual known as "pressing the ghost’s bed" by lying on his mother's bed for several days to mourn her passing.

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Story summary

Chen, an elderly man in his 60s from Zhejiang province in eastern China, contracted a severe illness after following a local mourning ritual.
Chen's mother, an 86-year-old woman, had been healthy until her sudden death after diarrhea and vomiting following the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chen adhered to the ritual known as "pressing the ghost’s bed" by lying on his mother's bed for several days to mourn her passing.