Saw this story while surfing
the web and was amazed at the things people do because of some superstitious
belief.
In a remote part of India, young Mangli Munda married a stray dog to fight off evil
spirits that her family believes she has.
The dog was found by the woman’s father. The big
wedding was taken care of by the 18-year-old’s parents, to the dismay of the
wife-to-be. Munda wasn’t pleased with her parents’ selection of a groom,
saying, “I am not happy with this marriage.”
If you think Munda’s father was solely to blame for
this unusual arrangement, he wasn’t. Munda’s mother was adamant about the need
for her daughter to get hitched to the hound named Sheru. The pooch even
arrived stylin’ and profilin’ as most grooms often do — chauffeured in a car.
Munda’s mother mentioned, “We have to spend money on this wedding. That is the
only way we can get rid of her bad luck and ensure the benevolence of the
village.”
But Munda won’t have to love and honor her husband all
the days of her life. The relationship isn’t legally binding, which will
probably keep this bride from going barking mad.
In this remote village in the eastern state of
Jharkhand, the ceremony isn’t unheard of. It’s just a tradition meant to ensure
the longevity of a couple’s marriage when Munda is eventually married to a
human groom. And, hopefully, her next husband won’t turn out to be a dog.
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