SUPERSTITIONS.
The universal superstition that it is unlucky for a girl to marry a man who has been married twice before led to a curious ceremony at Badaon, in the United A merchant who wished to marry for the third time was persuaded by the parents of the bride-elect to first go through the ceremony of marrying a doll, which lie carried in liis arms. The doll, which was regarded as his third "wile," was then buriyd with great pomp after which the real marriage ceremony took place.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 8 July 1907, Page 4
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88SUPERSTITIONS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 8 July 1907, Page 4
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