Recently, many children watched the film "The Dance of Carrying Coffins" and competed to imitate and play. However, some parents pointed out that his child was lifted by four male students with chairs in class, and the child sat on it, fearing that he might fall.

What is the coffin-carrying dance?

In April, 2020, the film of black coffin-carrying dance became popular all over the world. This film comes from the coffin-carrying teams in Ghana and Ashanti, China, which is one of their coffin-carrying services at funerals. After being cut, copied and imitated by netizens, the film was widely uploaded to Tik Tok, YouTube and other audio-visual websites. Three members of "Anti-Bone Boy", a well-known online celebrity group in Taiwan Province Province, also filmed imitations, painted their faces black to imitate blacks, and took to the streets to randomly find passers-by to dance.

What do children need to worry about when playing the coffin-carrying dance?

It seems harmless to just move up the desk and chair and walk around, but some parents said that their children had gone home and sat in their seats to rest after the school exam today. Four students came to carry the chair feet to play the coffin-carrying dance, and the children were carried on the chair!

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The parent did not describe the child's own feelings or thoughts in detail, but he was worried that the child might fall to the ground, so he left a message on the Facebook group "Little One Alliance" to ask for your opinions. Some people think that children are creative and it is enough to be careful and safe. Many adults themselves often played sedan chairs, gods, horseback riding and fighting when they were young. However, some parents suggested that the teacher stop it on the spot. The children think it's very interesting, but it's not fun when they accidentally fall down.

Some parents shared similar events that their children encountered or heard:

"Before, my son's classmates took turns hugging the princess, and the hand that was hugged was broken ... Later, parents who didn't understand directly called the police." I've heard that everyone picks up a child and forgets to catch it. I think it's also dangerous. Remind the teacher, after all, it is a school desk and chair, not a toy. 」

Children love to imitate, adults don't need to be too strict, but try to remind children "don't be lifted" and "don't lift others", because children may not be able to hold the weight of their classmates well, and the students who are lifted may fall down because of excessive shaking and poor balance.

Cultural levels of different funeral customs

Besides playing games, some parents also notice that modern information is too easy to get, and people generally follow suit, not to mention curious children. Coffin-carrying dance originated from a farewell activity in African funerals. It is cautious and beaming, which is quite different from the cultural image of "Baiqin" in Taiwan Province Province, which creates a sad atmosphere with tears and pays attention to respect.

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Children don't know what a coffin is and why it is black when they are playing and singing the dance music of carrying coffins. Parents can also have the opportunity to educate them and explain to them by the way, so that children can understand the cultural differences and life education of other nationalities from daily life and current affairs, broaden their horizons, and at the same time avoid the rudeness and disrespect shown by children because of carelessness. (For example, the movie "Rebel Boy" is suspected of offending other races)

Cultural origin of black coffin-carrying dance?

Aidoo, the boss of Nana Otafrija, a funeral company in Ghana, was interviewed by the British newspaper The Guardian. Aidoo claimed that he started to carry coffins when he was still in high school in 2003, and he came up with the idea of "dancing coffins" because he wanted people to celebrate the dead.

He noticed that people are often very sad at solemn funerals, and as a result, they will faint or get hurt. He thought that if these people could concentrate on the "coffin dance", they might be able to divert their attention and prevent someone from crying and getting hurt.