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Girl Weds Dog To Ward Off 'Evil Eye'
 Bridal Registry is at Petsmart, PetCo, and the PuppyShopNEW DELHI -- A 7-year-old girl wed a stray dog He was a Stray? So it was a Forced Marriage I take it. as part of a ritual to ward off the "evil eye" on her and her family in eastern India, a news agency reported Wednesday. How romantic, I bet they both love Frisbee and long walks in the park. Shivam Munda's upper teeth appeared before her lower teeth - considered a bad omen by members of the Santhal ethnic group to which she belongs, the Press Trust of India said in a report from Dhanbad, a coal mining town in the eastern state of Bihar. Ironically in US coal mining towns its believed to be a good omen because corn on the cob is considered a delicacy. Kundan Munda, a coal mine worker, said his daughter Shes a coal miners daughter I tells ya married the dog only to "remove the evil eye," a superstitious belief that some misfortune could befall her and the family, and that she would be free to marry a man later. Of course finding a man thats OK with a previous inter-species marriage might be tricky. Friends and family participated in three days of traditional ceremonies and festivities that are part of a Santhal tribal marriage, Munda said, according to the report. The proud groom couldnt be reached for comment but it was reported that he was eating breath mints and had his nails clipped in anticipation of the honeymoon. Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-02-24 |
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