{
  "id": 19962650,
  "title": "How Chinese custom ‘chong xi,’ or ‘clashing with joy,’ can counteract misfortune",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/how-chinese-custom-chong-xi-or-clashing-with-joy-can-counteract",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3374438/how-chinese-custom-chong-xi-or-clashing-joy-can-counteract-misfortune"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 or other misfortunes. In practice, if a man who was already engaged became seriously ill, his family…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}