ɪɾ ɪz ˈiːvən ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ðæt ɪn tʃˈaɪnə mˈoːɹnɚz ɑːɹ hˈaɪɚd tə bˈɛlɪdˈæns ænd pˌʊt ˌɔn ɐ θiːˈætɹɪkəl spˈɛktəkəl æt ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl.
It is even recorded that in China mourners are hired to belly-dance and put on a theatrical spectacle at the funeral.