8 Year Old Schoolboy Marries 61 Year Old Woman in South Africa To Make Ancestors Happy!
An
8 year old schoolboy, Sanele Masilela, married 61 year-old married
mother of five, Helen Shabangu, over the weekend, because the ghost of
his dead ancestor told him to and his family, fearing divine
retribution, organized a quick wedding.
Sanele Masilela tied the knot with Helen Shabangu, who is
already married and a mother of five other children. For the ceremony,
they paid over 100K for the bride and a further 260K Naira
for the big day. Little Sanele was dressed in a dapper bowtie and a
silver suit. The boy, who is the youngest of five children, exchanged
rings with his elderly bride and even gave her a kiss.
But he and his bride did not sign a marriage certificate and do not live together.
His family, who forked out £1,500 on the wedding, insisted it was only a ritual and was not legally binding.
Sanele said: “I told my mother I wanted to get married as I really did want to.
“I’m happy that I married Helen. When I’m older I will marry a lady my own age.”
Defending
the wedding, Sanele's family said it's not legally binding, it was just
a ritual. They didn't sign a marriage certificate and won't live
together. Sanele's 46yr old mum, Patience Masilela said:
'This is the first time this has happened in the family. Sanele is named after his grandfather, who never had a white wedding before he died so asked Sanele to get married. He chose Helen because he loves her. By doing this we made the ancestors happy. If we hadn't done what my son had asked then something bad would have happened in the family. I didn't have a problem with it because I know it's what the ancestors wanted and it would make them happy.
But he and his bride did not sign a marriage certificate and do not live together.
His family, who forked out £1,500 on the wedding, insisted it was only a ritual and was not legally binding.
Sanele said: “I told my mother I wanted to get married as I really did want to.
“I’m happy that I married Helen. When I’m older I will marry a lady my own age.”
3 comments:
One thing about Southern African's ( and I say this as a southern African) is that we can be extremly cultural. People take what the ancestors says seriously. They would die by it if need be. Am not condoning what has happened here but think about it from their culutural point of view. The boy is probably going to grow up and be a traditional healer or something.
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