Ancient Turkic funerals were so METAL, guys

In the course of researching the nexus between marriage and funeral rites, I also found out that courtship was frequently a part of the funerals of ancient Turkic tribes in Central Asia. Weird as that might seem, it turns out that young men and women making googly eyes at each other was the tamest part of a Turkic funeral by far. Here's a description from the Zhoushu (周書), a Tang Chinese historical compilation completed in the year 636:

( The historical account... but was it REAL? (Dun dun!) )