The tradition of marrying the dead

In this unique marriage ceremony, families who lose their young children find a way to make them happy in their afterlife.

Transcript

00:00Music

00:28we believe that actually they live among us even after death and to actually give them

00:36actually even in their afterlife to keep them happy

00:48she passed away after about 25 days after birth

00:58Music

01:02that gives a closure to the family that the parents can never actually forget their own children right

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01:17we the procession goes from you know bride's home to the groom's house the married ladies of both

01:23family stand on like two lines from edges and then they exchange all the you know pleasantries

01:31and all that actually groom's family they are giving the saree to the bride's family

01:37Music

01:50i wouldn't really complain about the younger generation because i was

01:54young and even i was never interested in any of the traditions like this

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02:22they couldn't reach the hospital i mean in time

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02:39it's not really sad maybe not like in a funeral or something because this is a celebration of

02:47marriage and everybody is actually in happy mood and everybody will be joking cracking jokes and

02:52everything

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