44% of adults in South Korea say it is not important to follow traditional funeral rites

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June 3, 2024

5. Ancestor veneration, funerals and afterlife beliefs

44% of adults in South Korea say it is not important to follow traditional funeral rites

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5. Ancestor veneration, funerals and afterlife beliefs
Large majorities in Vietnam engage in traditions to honor ancestors
Christians in East Asia, Vietnam generally less likely than others to engage in ancestor veneration rituals
Roughly a quarter of Hong Kongers say they talk to ancestors about their lives
Few in Asian societies surveyed believe ancestors have punished them
Vast majority of East Asians and Vietnamese who have a family gravesite say they maintain it
7 in 10 Japanese adults visit their family gravesite at least once a year
44% of adults in South Korea say it is not important to follow traditional funeral rites
In Japan, 9 in 10 say their family cremates and buries remains
Few East Asian and Vietnamese families scatter deceased relatives’ ashes
56% of the religiously unaffiliated in Taiwan believe in rebirth
48% of Hong Kongers believe in nirvana
In Vietnam, slightly more believe in hell than in heaven
Across East Asia and Vietnam, majorities of Christians believe in both heaven and hell

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