What’s happening? A 9-year-old schoolboy married a 62-year-old woman in a controversial ceremony attended by more than 100 people in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Sanele Masilela, a 9-year-old primary school student, tightly held the hand of his fiancée Saneie Masilela, 62 years old, at the wedding ceremony in the Ximhungwe area, Mpumalanga province – South Africa with the attendance of more than 100 guests.

The villagers opened their eyes wide as they witnessed the bride (married with 5 children) holding a knife to cut the wedding cake and placing a sweet kiss on the lips of the young groom Masilela.

According to wedding tradition in South Africa, the groom’s family must hold a second wedding ceremony to legalize the relationship of the “young couple”. Although the villagers were skeptical and considered the age difference wedding a farce, Masilela’s family said it was just a ritual and not legally binding.

Masilela’s 47-year-old mother said: “He is fine and feels happy about the wedding last year. That’s what it wants.” After the wedding, everything will return to normal. The bride, Helen, said that she only got married because Masilela’s ancestors wanted it and it would make the boy’s family happy.The main character in the story, Masilela innocently said: “I’m very happy to marry Helen. But I still continue to study hard. When I grow up, I want to marry someone of the same age.”

After the wedding, the couple did not live together and did not sign a marriage certificate. They return to their daily lives with the chaos of work.Some pictures from the second wedding of boy Masilela and Mrs. Helen.