According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around ** percent of respondents stated that they had already chosen which clothing they would be buried with after their death or had a so-called death portrait done. Portraits of the deceased are commonly displayed at funerals in South Korea. Things such as writing a will, registering as an organ donor, or taking classes on death education focusing on the emotional aspects of death were uncommon.
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