Marriage is an age-old institute that has played a major role in the perpetuation of our species. The act of marrying someone is sometimes given righteous levels of respect and various minorities have had to fight their way to receive the same rights in this area. People in this generation have begun to argue that marriage has been taken too seriously and that is compounded by the fact that half the weddings are now ending in divorce. This list comprises of marriages that are slightly less serious, the ones conducted between man and beast. Here are 5 instances of people getting married to animals.
5. Man Marries Dog To Break A Curse
An Indian man by the name of Selva Kumar married a dog, not for the sake of love, but to break a curse. Apparently he killed two dogs when he was 18 and since that incident his body has been semi-paralyzed and he lost hearing in one ear. An astrologer suggested he marry a dog to break the curse and Selva promptly agreed to do so.
4. Man Marries His Dog
4. Man Marries His Dog
Joseph Guiso is a 20-year-old Australian man who married his pet Labrador. Over 30 people attended the wedding and Joseph claimed that he genuinely loves his dog and isn’t marrying her out of lust. He also said that he was a religious person and he did not think it was right to live with his pet out of wedlock.
3. Girl Marries Dog To Ward Off Evil Spirits
3. Girl Marries Dog To Ward Off Evil Spirits
Karnamoni Handsa is a nine year girl from the Santhal tribe in India. She apparently had a tooth rooted to her upper gum and in her tribe, this is seen as a bad omen. The elders suggested she marry a dog to ward off evil spirits, but told her that she was free to marry again and did not need to divorce the dog.
2. Seven-Year-Olds Marry Frogs
2. Seven-Year-Olds Marry Frogs
Two seven-year-old girls named Vigneshwari and Masiakanni were made to marry two frogs based on a bizarre ritual in a remote village in India. The girls apparently had to marry the frog ‘princes’ in order to prevent the outbreak of a mysterious disease in the village.
1. 75-Year-Old Marries Dog For Luck
1. 75-Year-Old Marries Dog For Luck
In 2004, A 75-year-old Nepalese man decided to marry his dog for good luck based on the tradition in his community. According to the Tharu tribe, any man who regrows his teeth has to marry a dog for good luck. Unfortunately the tradition didn’t work too well, and the man died just three days after the wedding.
