Dressed in a silvery
tuxedo, baby-faced Saneie clutched the hand of mother-of-five Helen Shabangu,
as they repeated their vows a year on in front of 100 guests at their wedding.
At the ceremony, which took place at Ximhungwe village in Mpumalanga, South
Africa, was witnessed by the brides' children who are aged between 28 and 38.
Saneie said he held the
ceremony to make the marriage, which he entered into last year official but
other villagers described it as sickening. Among the guests at the ceremony
were Helen's long-term husband Alfred Shabangu, 66.
Mr Shabangu said:
"My kids and I are happy because we don't have a problem with her marrying
the boy. I don’t care what other people say.”
Both families claim the
wedding is simply another ritual after Saneie was told by his dead ancestors to
marry last year and his parents forked out £500 for the bride and another
£1,000 for the ceremony. However the schoolboy wanted to follow South African tradition
and insisted they have the second ceremony this week to make their marriage
official.
Saneie, the young groom
said he still hoped he would have a proper wedding to a woman his own age when
he was older. He added: “I told my mother that I wanted to get married because
I really did want to.
"I'm happy that I
married Helen but I will go to school and study hard. When I’m older I will
marry a lady my own age."
Recycling worker
Helen, said: “I’m very happy that the boy chose me and my family support and
understand that it is part of making ancestors happy."
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