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Why China’s Bouyei ethnic group funerals include ritual ‘stealing’ of a pig

An unconventional funeral ritual among China’s Bouyei ethnic minority is the custom of Tou Zhu, or “Stealing the Pig”. The traditional ritual blends humour and physical comedy into a time of profound sorrow, turning grief into playful farce. The Bouyei people, whose population is about 3.5 million, are the 10th largest of China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. They mostly live in the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan in southern China and are renowned for their intricate batik and...


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