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"There has been a surge in popularity for &amp;#039;fake funerals&amp;#039; in China after student Zeng Jia decided to hold and attend her own ceremony. It was reported earlier this month that Jia had held her own funeral in order to &amp;quot;enjoy it&amp;quot;. She bought a coffin, surrounded it with flowers and invited people to come and mourn her. She listened to their speeches about her before rising from the coffin to join in the fun at her wake. Since the 22-year-old held the ceremony, there has been a rise in popularity for the service at Shimenfeng Celebrity Culture Park in Wuhan. Jia, who is a trainee undertaker, devised the ceremony herself and it is now being taken up by other people. &amp;quot;The service has two parts - a 20-minute memorial service and a 15-20 minute &amp;#039;life-death experience&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; she said. In March, 24 people opted to hold &amp;#039;funerals&amp;#039; for themselves. Jia continued: &amp;quot;It was the first time we ever offered this kind of service. &amp;quot;We were really surprised, but found [the concept] new and interesting.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Homeless man moves into grave - pictures &amp;gt; Shocked woman dies at own funeral "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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