China son nearly dies after sleeping on late mum’s bed in local tradition to help departed souls

An elderly son in eastern China followed local customs by lying on his late mother’s bed to comfort her soul, only to contract a severe illness.

According to the mainland media outlet, Hongxing News, the man surnamed Chen, who is in his 60s and from a remote rural area in Zhejiang province, is an only child.

His mother, 86, had been in good health and worked in the fields everyday.

However, following this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, she died unexpectedly after a bout of diarrhoea and vomiting.

Grief-stricken, Chen followed local customs by sleeping on his mother’s bed for several days.

  

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