Weddings are supposed to be all about happiness and celebration. In fact, weddings in India are especially a big deal with the band-baaja-baraat scene.
But a tribe in Uttarakhand, called the Netbadi tribe have probably one of the weirdest marriage rituals – they marry dolls to mark the 18th anniversary of their child’s death.
The parents of the dead children get together as per tradition and set dolls for marriage in place of the dead children.
The tribe believes that if a child dies young and is not married at his or her 18th death anniversary, then it doesn’t allow their souls to rest in peace and brings them hardships in their after-life and for the living family as well.
Rameshwar and Veena Devi lost their daughter, Pooja due to an illness when she was just 2. Now, 18 years after her death (Pooja would have been 20), they are celebrating the marriage of Pooja’s doll just how they would have celebrated it if she were alive.
Raj Kumar Sharma, 56, a journalist told MailOnline: ‘This community cherishes the day their children get married; it’s the biggest event in their calendar.
Creepy, right?
News Source: Dailymail UK
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