‘Something evil’: China wedding haze craze escalates as bridesmaids tied to lamp post and put in firecracker danger, sparking extreme prank fears
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Video of a group of men in China hauling bridesmaids from the boot of a wedding car before tying them to lamp posts and igniting firecrackers beneath their flammable dresses has caused widespread outrage on mainland social media.
As fire and thick smoke envelop them, the women can be seen trying to shield their faces while not a single bystander steps forward to help. The person recording the scene also does not appear to intervene.
Absurd wedding pranks are not uncommon in China, but the video has reignited a backlash against the growing trend for extreme behaviour.
“This is not a cultural tradition. It’s just an excuse to do something evil,” one online commenter said in response to the video, which also showed the groomsmen fleeing the scene after lighting the firecrackers.
Government officials in Qujing city in the southern province of Yunnan are working to verify claims that the incident took place in their district.
A local wedding planner told Upstream News that extreme wedding pranks are not a local tradition but have been adopted from other regions over the past five to six years.