Many people have asked for a hand in marriage, but what about a paw? This sounds like a whole new spin on the tradition of prearranged marriages in some countries.
印度一个偏远山村的18岁女孩近日在父母的安排下与一只流浪狗举办了隆重的婚礼。而她父母这样做的原因竟是为了让她远离厄运的纠缠，实在是令人匪夷所思。
In a remote part of India, young Mangli Munda is marrying 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
groom1, saying, "I am not happy with this marriage."
If you think Munda's father was
solely2 to blame for this unusual arrangement, he wasn't. Munda's mother was
adamant3 about the need for her daughter to get
hitched4 to the hound named Sheru. The pooch even arrived stylin' and profilin' as most
grooms5 often do —
chauffeured6 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
benevolence7 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
binding8, 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
longevity9 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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