In South Korea, funeral attendees don't just bring flowers. They bring condolence money in white envelopes. At the entrance, a family member records every donation in a master ledger.

The family is then culturally obliged to return that exact 'investment' when the donor's family faces a similar loss. This community-funded approach ensures that no single family is left to shoulder the full cost of a funeral. There's even a small superstition attached: condolence money is often given in odd-numbered amounts, which are believed to carry better luck and respect than even sums, apart from the number 10.

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