China woman throws grand party, performs 'cleansing' ritual after divorce
PTC News Desk: A woman in China celebrated her divorce by throwing an extravagant celebration to mark the end of her four-year marriage. The woman, surnamed Song, and her friend, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), hung red banners that said, "This s*** marriage ends here" and "Warm congratulations on our diva becoming single again."
They also performed festive rituals such as stepping over a fire basin, getting a pomelo leaf shower for "cleansing," and singing a song, according to the report.
The woman, 34, had also hired a photographer to capture the whole divorce process, including the moment she received her husband's certificate of separation.
According to the outlet, the woman said on the social media platform Xiaohongshu, "I would have divorced long ago if I had known it would make me feel so happy." Her post garnered 230,000 likes.
The woman told SCMP that she found a text message on her husband's phone revealing that he had been cheating on her.
Song's divorce was finalised in June, and the matter has since gone viral on Chinese social media platforms. According to SCMP, the hashtag #divorce has received 2.76 billion views on Xiaohongshu, while the hashtag #divorcephotography has received 8.3 million views.
- With inputs from agencies
