How Chinese custom ‘chong xi,’ or ‘clashing with joy,’ can counteract misfortune
In ancient China, when a man became seriously ill, his family might arrange a wedding for him in an attempt to drive away the disease. The custom is called chong xi, literally translated as “clashing with joy”. Its rationale is that a happy event could lift one’s spirits and thereby dispel illness…
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