Reborn with the Coffin Ritual

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00:00Did you know the Thais believe that laying in coffins can wash away bad luck and bring good fortune?

00:07Devotees of these spooky rites lie in open coffins with flowers and incense sticks

00:13clasped between their whining hands resembling corpses as they enter the crematorium.

00:18Buddhist monks then chant prayers over the coffins

00:21while those inside devote the merit made to their deceased family members.

00:26Once the ceremony is completed, participants consider themselves reborn and freed from bad luck, ready to start fresh.

00:34In some Thai-Chinese communities, instead of using a coffin,

00:37a grave might be dug and filled with belongings of the person who wants their luck to be cleansed.

00:43Chinese Buddhists believe that this ceremony can increase the lifespan of the participant.