9岁男童娶62岁妻子 为圆祖父遗愿
<p><span word="Sanele">Sanele</span> <span word="Masilela">Masilela</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Shabangu">Shabangu</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 62 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p>马西莱拉现年9岁，他的妻子夏班固62岁。</p><p><span word="Sanele">Sanele</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grade">Grade</span> 4 <span word="pupil">pupil</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visions">visions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="Busy">Busy</span> <span word="Masilela">Masilela</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="Sanele">Sanele</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>.</p><p>马西莱拉是一名4年级的小学生，他声称老是看见已经去世的祖父，认为这是因为祖父生前没有结婚，希望马西莱拉能够为他结一次婚。</p><p><span word="Sanele">Sanele</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Patience">Patience</span> <span word="Masilela">Masilela</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>.</p><p>马西莱拉的母亲说去年的婚礼吸引了国际媒体的大量注意。她表示那些对当地传统并不熟悉的人以为新郎新娘会像夫妻一样一起生活。</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="one">one</span>: <span word="R">R</span>7000 <span word="lobolo">lobolo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Shabangu">Shabangu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="gown">gown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="kissed">kissed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vows">vows</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appease">appease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>.</p><p>去年情人节的婚礼有着真实婚礼的一切要素：付给夏班固的7000兰特（南非货币单位）聘礼，夏班固穿上白色的婚纱，他们交换戒指和誓词，然后接吻。这个仪式是对先人的告慰，而非对新人的约束。</p>
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