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| Garibjanata |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 07:25 AM
Nepalese man marries dog
By: AFP
February 4, 2004
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Kathmandu: A 75-year-old man in Nepal married a dog in a local custom to ensure good luck only to die three days later, a newspaper reported today.
With his son and other relatives by his side, Phulram Chaudhary tied the knot with a dog on Saturday in Durgauli village in the southwestern Kailali district.
He was following a custom of his Tharu community which holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride.
"He believed that this would help him avoid great misfortune later in life. However, he died a few days later," the state-run daily Gorkhapatra said.
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| luckydude |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 07:47 AM
woh, that's something I have never heard before in my life.
>>He was following a custom of his Tharu community which holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride.>>
That's a strange rituals they have. Do they consider "dogs" as one of their gods or something that is the lowest creature? I don't understand the reason. Does anybody know more about it?
peace in Nepal
Luckydude
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| u_day |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 01:23 PM
all dogs go to heaven
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| u_day |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 01:25 PM
BTW the news does not specify if it was a he-dog or a she-dog.
I wonder what the old man would do to the dog after marrying it....
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| forget-me-not |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 02:07 PM
i don't think there was anything done with the dog.....hehehe
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| punte |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 02:18 PM
I have heard similar story in India, and BBC made it a big news.. A 9/10 year old girl was married to a dog. Villegers were happy because they get to eat "Bhoj", but I guess it was related to some Kundali issues........
Trikal Jyu...............please enlighten us
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| dazzling ko keti |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 03:02 PM
Should we say: Alas he leaves a grieving four legged widow behind???
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| BIG TROUBLE |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 05:00 PM
What a bitch!
The bitter reality is we have a decaying society with silly and sub human rituals and practices. The more we know them, the more we hate them.
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