Malaysian netizens slam 'Young people doing tomb sweeping' video of individuals dancing in graveyard ahead of Qing Ming Festival
Netizens called the trio disrespectful and questioned their motives.
Three young individuals decided to “commemorate” Qing Ming, or tomb-sweeping day, where prayers and food are offered to deceased family members, in a different fashion.
A viral video on Facebook with the title “Young people doing tomb sweeping” showcased three teenagers dressed in t-shirts and shorts, dancing in front of several tombstones to the music of “Chou Xing Chi”, a song by Malaysian YouTubers Steady Gang.
The video, which was posted by Ryan Shoo on 31 March, has since garnered 1.2 million views and more than 1,300 comments. The caption on the video wrote: “Times have changed.”
Though slightly uncoordinated, the trio appeared to be having lots of fun as an elderly lady dressed in red looked on with an amused expression on her face.
It was not indicated whether the group was related to the deceased that were behind them, and neither was the location that the group filmed the video stated.
Most netizens feel that youngsters were being rude
However, many netizens found their actions rather disrespectful, with one netizen commenting: “Young people these days don’t respect their elders. It is unacceptable.”
Another wrote, “Though the times are different, some customs should be followed. Do they understand the significance of tomb sweeping?”
One netizen also expressed that even though times are different, proper respect should still be accorded. If tomb sweeping is being done, it should be done properly, and without these “extra things”, the netizen said.
“Is this how tomb sweeping is conducted? It’s disgraceful towards their ancestors,” said another netizen.
However, some came to the youngsters’ defence. One netizen said that since the ancestors and elders of the family had not protested, why are netizens showing their disapproval?
Another netizen commented that perhaps their ancestors would be happy seeing that their descendants are so joyful.
Qing Ming takes place on 4 April this year.
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