Recently, a video of dancing and lifting the coffin with the divine comedy "Astronomia" suddenly became popular on the Internet. This scene often appears at the end of various death videos. The combination of the magical dance of a group of black brothers and the lifting of the coffin makes people feel At the same time of black humor, I also feel a bit weird.
Why does the "black man carry the coffin" fire?
We often see in some death videos, there are bullet screens joking "I saw this, this man died later". The black man carrying the coffin carries this meaning, coupled with the rare dance scene, has quickly become the new favorite of the majority of netizens. The original video of
has surpassed 10 million views on YouTube. Searching for "Black Man Carrying Coffin" at station B, the related video has increased by 50 pages in recent days, and the highest single video has reached 15.8 million views, and it continues Growing.
Following this, several black brothers have also become the spokespersons of the new generation of death, who are affectionately called "Seven Wuhai" by netizens. The so-called black brother laughs, life and death are unpredictable; when black brother lifts up, the world is white; black brother shakes, and after death, he will play. The magical combination of death, jumping di and electronic sound is merged together. The prototype of
"Black People Carrying Coffins" Revealed The Dance Ceremony of
originated from Ghana, West Africa, and these dancing black people are local funeral and interment businesses.
Ghana is known as the "Funeral Capital of the World". Death is a major event in their lives, so the funeral is the most solemn ceremony in their lives. Ghanaian coffins are famous for their exquisite wood carvings, and they can be tailored to suit occupations and hobbies. Some use the shape of a car, some are designed into the shape of an airplane, and some are even packaged into Coca-Cola and a camera.
For Ghanaians, the funeral scene is a very important social occasion, and a funeral sometimes lasts for multiple days. The local funeral and interment industry believed that traditional funerals would only make loved ones more sad, so they came up with dancing to hold a "cheerful" funeral. The stylishly dressed coffin bearers, carrying the coffin on their shoulders, clapping and stomping their feet, use wild dances to comfort the living who have lost their loved ones and encourage them to participate in the dance. Aidoo, the creative source of
, said: There is always an end in life. It is undoubtedly a kind of open-minded way to complete the last journey happily. This ingenious creativity has quickly been loved by the locals. Aidoo opened a funeral company by himself, changed the traditional all-black dress, changed into fancy clothes, provided various funeral services according to customer requirements, and even created more than 100 jobs, which also directly relieved Increase the local unemployment rate.
However, this profession is still risky. If the learning skills are not good, or the dance moves are not uniform, it may also lead to the tragedy of jumping over the coffin.
The increasingly severe global epidemic situation has claimed the lives of countless people, and the appearance of black people carrying coffins is undoubtedly a middle finger to death. Because the beginning of 2020 has been so bad, when we cannot retreat, learn to giggle at it.
From stalking to reality, everyone has different opinions on the meaning behind the black man carrying the coffin. Some people think that death should be sad and don’t understand these behaviors; there are also many people who optimistically say "if I die, I also have to invite these people"; some people just see joy purely, then, look What did it arrive?