Sometimes the traditions and customs of certain nations of the world are genuinely surprising and shocking. For example, in South Africa not so long ago an unusual marriage was concluded.
The newlyweds, if you can call them that, were an eight-year-old boy named Sanele Masilela and Helen Shabanga, whose age was 61. By that time she was already the mother of five children.We have no doubt that the reasons for this must have been extremely serious. Let’s look into it!
The visionThe reason for the wedding is truly amazing. The boy had a vision of the spirit of his dead ancestor, who urged him to get married as soon as possible. When the son told his parents about this, they immediately began to arrange a wedding ceremony.
The thing is that it is not customary for them to oppose the will of the spirits, otherwise you could anger them and bring misfortune and grief on the family.The boy’s mother said that she named her son after his grandfather. He wanted to have his own wedding, but he never got around to it.
Apparently that’s why he showed up at his grandson’s house and asked him to do it for him. Helen, on the other hand, was not chosen by chance at all. In his time, her grandfather loved her and wanted to take her as his wife.
The whole ceremony cost a tidy sum of 2250 American dollars, a third of which went to the bride price. In the presence of more than 100 guests, the “newlyweds” exchanged rings and kissed. No official documents were signed, it was just a wedding ritual to observe the traditions.
Today everyone is living his usual life: Sanele goes to school, and his “spouse” is raising children. Interestingly, her real husband, Alfred, is fully understanding of this moment, as he also honors the will of the spirits.