If you made it, in South Korea you have to give money for a dog’s funeral (6 photos)

To support someone who has lost a loved one and is organizing a funeral. Since South Korea began to have fewer and fewer children and more and more dogs, condolence envelopes gradually extended to dog funerals.





In South Korea, there is a tradition of bringing a white envelope to a funeral as a sign of condolences.

It’s worth starting with a dog funeral in principle

In Korea, every fourth person has a pet. And 75% of people have dogs. Imagine, somewhere dogs were able to supplant cats in popularity, mysterious people!



In addition to burial vaults for human ashes, Korea also has burial vaults for animal ashes. You need to rent a cell for a fee

This is also due to the great popularization of dogs as human friends, which has been carried out for years by fighters against the consumption of dog meat. As a result, the law banning dog meat was finally passed, but it had this funny side effect - animal owners became completely “unconscious.”

And along with the social trend towards “a dog is man’s friend” there was a trend where there were fewer and fewer children in families. Typically there is one child per family of six (grandparents, parents, aunt and uncle). That’s why people often buy expensive strollers and clothes in South Korea. Everyone pampers the baby.





Stroller and clothes for dogs, which instead of granddaughters are a common sight

So dogs, as replacement family members, are humanized as much as possible. And when a dog dies, it is the death of a family member, so the first stage has become natural for Koreans to hold a funeral for the dog, to which they can invite guests.

Just a couple of years have passed and the tradition has expanded. Many owners now expect white condolence envelopes for dog funerals.



There are a lot of purebred dogs in Korea, it's too expensive to buy one for yourself.

Not ready to deal with it yet

Only a quarter of the population has animals, which means that the rest of Koreans are not immersed in this culture. And they are also shocked when envelopes with money for a dog funeral are expected from them.

The donation box is usually placed at the entrance to the premises. Or, if it’s a colleague, they can bring it to work. And since working relationships in Korea are very hierarchical, try not to sacrifice the boss for the death of the dog.



Envelopes for funerals are white, plain, this is the color of condolences

On average, you need to deposit 50 thousand won. And it is precisely this hierarchy that literally forces ordinary Koreans to accept the “new norm” of money for a dead dog.

It’s good that the money in the envelope for the dog’s wedding hasn’t arrived yet. Although, what stops the boss from burying the dog every six months. Maybe he has a nursery there.



Dog strollers are wildly popular in Korea; you can go into supermarkets with them

Let us wish normal Koreans to hold the line and not give in!