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Posted on 07/04/2026 3:20:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Malaysian man held a ghost wedding with a standee of his late fiancee who died before they could marry.
The man, who goes by John Muaythai John on Facebook, posted videos of the ceremony on Sunday (June 28), five days after his livestreamer fiancee, SaKira Saw, died unexpectedly.
In Chinese culture, a ghost marriage is one where either or both parties are deceased. It is a form of bereavement, and is done in the belief that the couple will be married in the spiritual realm.
John and Saw had been planning to get married in November this year, according to a wedding invite on his Facebook.
"I sincerely invite all those who have cared about us and know us, as well as those who originally received our wedding invitation, to take the time to attend and witness this belated but never-changing ceremony," John said.
He added that the love between him and Saw will not end, but "turn into eternal care and blessing" through the ghost wedding.
The event was held in Butterworth, Penang, and featured a large tent with extravagant decorations reminiscent of a traditional wedding.
Along the centre lay a red carpet, which John walked down happily while holding a life-sized standee of Saw in a wedding gown.
Guests were seen clapping while John and the bridal party made their way to the altar.
The ceremony featured performances by attendees and prayers by a group of people who were dressed in attire resembling that of Taoist priests.
The video also featured a clip of John kneeling over the coffin and breaking down.
He is subsequently seen taking photos with attendees and cutting a wedding cake, before paper offerings were burned in an outdoor car park.
"Today, I finally married you," John wrote in his Facebook post, adding that it was the greatest blessing to meet Saw in his lifetime.
"In my next life, I will definitely meet you again," he said.
The funeral for Saw was held on Monday (June 29), a day after the ghost wedding.
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No way.
Photo....
Bride: If I lived in Iran I could have been the new Ayatollah.
Malaysian version of “Look at me! Look At Me! LOOK! AT! MEEEEEE!!!!”
She was very pretty
How heartbreaking 💔
✝️✝️🙏🙏🛐🛐
,,, oh, acknowledged, for sure. I’m still coming to terms with the cardboard cut out deal.
Is it just a coincidence that the talented film director and screenwriter James Wan is from Malaysia? Horror hits.
The great Conjuring series including the NUN and NUN II, Lights out and others.
Conjuring 4: Last Rites. (Note key white wedding gown scenes....)
True story-—the real victims hated the publicity then and after the movie. News crews outside all the time.
Researcher Lorraine died in 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMgfsdYoEEo
Cost $55 Million to make. Has made a worldwide total of $499.2 million so far. James Wan is upping his money demand and may be passed over for the prequel coming next year.
Apparently this is common in their culture and they were indeed going to get married.
I’m sad for the guy.
The publicity of this is gross, but that’s how many people live their lives these days.
Asian cultures include ceremonies for the preborn.
From NY Times and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
In Japan, the ceremony for aborted, stillborn, or miscarried fetuses is called mizuko kuyō (水子供養), which translates to “water child memorial service”.
It is a compassionate Buddhist ritual that provides parents with closure and a dedicated space to grieve, ask for forgiveness, and pray for the child’s safe passage into the afterlife.
The ceremony centers around Jizō, a protector of children. Believers ask Jizō to guide the fetus’s soul safely, as it is believed they are stuck on the banks of a mythical river trying to cross to the other world.
Temples feature rows of small mizuko jizō statues, often dressed in tiny red bibs and caps—red is the traditional color used to ward off evil and protect vulnerable spirits. Parents may leave offerings like flowers, pinwheels, pacifiers, and toys, and sometimes write a message or an apology on the statue.
Women who regret having an abortion sometimes join in the ceremonies.
I understand that grief can make you do strange things and that this is part of their culture but.... not sure this is healthy.
Kinda sad
At least a few folks still place romance over empiricism in relationships
I just hope his wife won’t GHOST HIM!!
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