Together at last: Master Hoo conducting a ritual wedding during the funeral wake of a young couple who died in a motorcycle accident in Johor. Instead, those in attendance at the ghost wedding ceremony would be dressed in mourning attire as the bride and groom had died. However, he presided over such a ceremony just two months ago for a young couple – aged 18 and 20 – who were killed in a motorcycle accident near Tangkak, Johor. Loo said the wedding ceremony took place during their funeral wake. He explained that ghost weddings originated in China thousands of years ago and that some Chinese families in Malaysia still observe the practice.

Source: The Star December 28, 2025 23:36 UTC