BRIDE STEALING
“AN OLD BALKANS CUSTOM.” . EXCEPTION. TO THE RULE, (United Press Association'—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9.26 am) BELGRADE, July 8. The old Balkans custom of stealing the .bride resulted in three being killed in the village of Novibazar. When a girl marries out of her own, village it,- is customary for the father ‘ of the bridegroom to bring an escort of friends and forcibly abduct the bride. ' . ' ■ ‘ .
Generally the rite partakes of a hilarious character, but this time the peasant father of the bride refused to let 1 his daughter _ go, so, when the bridegroom’s friends seized’ her,: the bride’s brother prepared an ambush, and intercepted the raiders, killing the bridegroom and two friend's,. and badly wounding thirteen others.' The/bride was then carried hack in triumph; ;
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1932, Page 5
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130BRIDE STEALING Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1932, Page 5
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