I’m on Holiday in Taiwan and Picked Up a Red Envelope
1. There were 4,000 Taiwan dollars inside, I’m over the moon 😀
4. Ah…
5. Congrats on your marriage, dude.
7. You messed up, man.
9. Posthumous marriage confirmed.
10. You’re gonna be forced to marry a dead person, right?
11 (OP). This was on the ground near Kiyama Station.
16. >>11 Was it really there? I thought we were talking about urban legends.
20. >>11 What the hell is that?
24 (OP). >>20 An unmarked red envelope. Inside there were two 2,000 Taiwan dollar notes.
28. >>24 I don’t get it.
39. >>24 There weren’t any nails or hair in there?
13 (OP). Should I take this to the police?
25. Congrats on your international marriage.
30. Is that the ghost marriage thing?
31. Did you eat the mysterious tasting fruit sold by the lady in a swimsuit?
33. I’m gonna head over to Taiwan myself and have a look around.
35. If a girl picked that up, apparently it would be a no-no, but that’s LGBT discrimination. If I picked it up and it was a no-no, I’d tell them off on the spot.
44. I lived in Taipei, and let me tell you, this is very, very real. Don’t ever pick that up!
49. I looked up “Taiwan” “red envelope” and this is what I found.
https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/research/articles/28765/
It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of this custom.
56. >>49 I saw that, but if I picked one up, I’d feel sorry for the girl who would be forced to marry me.
51. BTW, the real ones have hair in them.
60. Well, it’s not like there’s anything wrong with being married to a dead person. I hear there are people who pick up lots of them.
61. >>60 No there isn’t. The dead might be dead, but your relationship with their family continues.
62. >>61 There are some people who’ve taken on several ghost marriages.
63. Even after death, they’re forced to marry 2channelers, how cruel.
65. This is scary. You’re supposed to meet on the other side, so what does that mean for me while I’m still alive? They give you a big reception, ply you with food and drinks, and then as you sleep that night the girl’s parents… Ever since I first heard about it, it terrified me.
72. “If you pick up a red envelope, a family member of the deceased who has been hiding in the shadows and watching will catch you and force you to get married. If you wish to avoid this, you must pay 200 Taiwan dollars as a celebratory gift and say, ‘I hope you find a wonderful partner,’ in order to refuse. If you decide to get married, a simple ceremony will be held afterwards.”
It’s so terrifying that I’m laughing.
76. If you train a dog to pick up red envelopes and bring them back, then you can probably just profit off the money that’s inside.
78. If any of you guys picked them up, the family of the deceased would be like “ah, no, we’re okay, thank you” and refuse.
82. >>78 They would legit reject me, lmao.
80. I went to Taiwan on a school trip and was never warned about this sort of thing.
89. 
90. >>89 Ah, that’s scary. It’s like some sort of curse.
94. So, congrats on your wedding?
59. Me: “Hehe, you’re mine now.”
Ghost bride: “I’d like to change, please!!”