XIMHUNGWE, South Africa- 9-year-old boy marries 62-year-old woman twice — to please dead ancestors

Sanele’s mother, 47 year old Patience Masilela said, “Sanele was fine and he was happy about the ceremony last year and it what he wanted – he was not shy.

“He was just happy to get married, very excited and was not embarrassed about it. So much so he wanted to do it again.

“After the wedding last year people keep asking them question like will they live together, sleep together, have babies but I keep telling them that after the wedding everything went back to normal nothing changed”.

The bride, who is already married to long-term husband Albert is old enough to be Sanele’s grandmother and has five children aged between 28 and 38. She said, “I’m very happy that the boy chose me and my family support and understand that it is part of making ancestors happy.

“One day Sanele would grow normally and have family of his own and get married one day, all this ceremony is for making ancestors happy”.

Mrs Shabangu’s husband Albert said, “My kids and I are happy because we don’t have a problem with her marrying the boy – and I don’t care what other people say”.

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