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Afghanistan/South Asia
Boys, girls married off to puppies to ward off 'evil'
2005-02-24
Apparently the Moose-limbs aren't alone in their nuttiness ...
NEW DELHI — Two small boys and two girls were married off to four puppies by tribal villagers in Jharkhand to ward off 'evil', a report said yesterday. Local officials in Kuluptang village in Jharkhand said the 'kukur vibaha' or dogs' marriages, were organised on the last day of a local tribal festival, PTI said. One of the tribals, 54-year-old Sonamuni, who blessed the marriage of her three-year-old grand-daughter Priya, said the wedding was no less important than other such ceremonies and all customs normally associated with marriage were followed. The mother of 'groom' Durga, aged one, said that if the first tooth of a baby came out in the upper jaw it was considered 'inauspicious' for the child as well as the family and dog marriages had to be performed. After a bath, the children are taken to a place of worship in a procession accompanied by a band.
Posted by:Steve White

#20  It all sounds like lots of fun to me. A wedding, a band, children, puppies and tooth fairies. Children being forced to sleep with (gasp!) puppies.

Not exactly my idea of a nightmare...more like a pleasant dream sequence.
Posted by: 2b   2005-02-24 6:44:27 PM  

#19  Sometimes, even the dog will object to the situation...

Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-24 6:27:42 PM  

#18  Lol, Sgt!

Phil - I don't get ya. Hmmm, I just know I'm going to regret being your straight-man, heh, but okay, I'm game:

What about dogs and chocolate?

;-)
Posted by: .com   2005-02-24 6:20:43 PM  

#17  Robert C. - YOU RASCAL!
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-24 6:19:10 PM  

#16  I suppose any discussion of "doggy-style" would be inappropriate.
Posted by: Sgt.D.T.   2005-02-24 6:17:43 PM  

#15  .com: You mean noone told you about dogs and chocolate?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-02-24 6:05:23 PM  

#14  "Hey, Sanjay! Your wife's a real dog!"

"Oh yeah, Raj? At least she's got a pedigree....unlike your brother Krishna's wife!"
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-02-24 1:34:47 PM  

#13  Perspective...

How Dogs and Women are Alike
How Women are Better than Dogs
How Dogs are Better than Women
Posted by: .com   2005-02-24 1:02:13 PM  

#12  There are probably lots of reasons why marrying dogs is good.

o No complaints about your sloppy eating habits.

o Leaving the toilet seat up makes it easier for your spouse to get a drink.

o You can refer to your wife as a bitch and be completely and utterly correct.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-02-24 12:35:49 PM  

#11  Multiculturalphobes and caninephobes. That they are different don't mean they aren't as good or a moral. Don't be trapped by your capitalist/Judeo-Christian/afraid-of-thems-who-is-different mind set. There are probably lots of reasons why marrying dogs is good.
Posted by: Hank   2005-02-24 12:31:41 PM  

#10  After a bath, the children are taken to a place of worship in a procession accompanied by a band.

But is the new canine spouse is left tied up outside the mud hut, so it won't soil the dirt floor inside?
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-24 11:46:00 AM  

#9  Ed-
Considering where this is, I doubt they have either a toilet or carpet;)
Posted by: Spot   2005-02-24 10:07:39 AM  

#8  I consider drinking out of the toilet and peeing on the carpet to be bad.
Posted by: ed   2005-02-24 9:36:55 AM  

#7  At least having the in-laws over for a visit won't be so bad.
Posted by: Dar   2005-02-24 9:32:04 AM  

#6  This sums it up for me.
Posted by: .com   2005-02-24 9:26:16 AM  

#5  speechless
Posted by: Tom   2005-02-24 9:16:58 AM  

#4  Marrying a child to a dog? That's downright evil.
Posted by: Steve from Relto   2005-02-24 9:03:53 AM  

#3  Lotta opium production up Jharkhand way?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-02-24 8:20:12 AM  

#2  cause: first tooth in upper jaw, meet effect: dog marriage. Ooookay...
Posted by: Spot   2005-02-24 8:18:28 AM  

#1  "Ah, your teeth are coming in the wrong order? Let's see what the dental textbook says... Page 184... Hmmmmmmm. Marry patient to a dog.
"That will be $45, please. Do you need me to write out a prescription?"
Posted by: Jackal   2005-02-24 8:13:09 AM  

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