People in Thailand are participating in mock funerals to prepare for any calamity in wake of the pandemic.
Several people are turning to temples in Bangkok and other cities to practice for their funeral ahead of their deaths. They would visit temples and hold a clutch of flowers. Then, as per the instructions of the priests, they lie down in caskets and sheets will be placed above them. The Wat Bangna Nai temple in the Thai capital, in fact, draws more than 100 people a day who choose to perform the ceremony there. The people who attend are assisted by monks through the rituals.
Participants believe that by performing the mock funeral, they can improve their future life and begin afresh in the wake of the pandemic. Some consider it to be a holy act of cleansing after which a person is reborn.
