Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-12-15 | Page 16 | Where in the World

EE R IN W l d o PEOPLED PEOPLE MARRY TREES Certain low castes in In Ina a few tribes in Africa sti tice lice the strange ritual of ing trees as an integral the marriage service The pair are tied to trees with and an elaborate then held around the Reason for the strange the natives' natives belief that thai about to be he born live i ir it Therefore marriage to toI tol supposedly assures the j F tive live bride and fertility and the contin their line In addition tr try nages serve the useful pill pui pm establishing a new social soda I for widows widowers i a married girls For insh bachelor who wants to r t r widow must first marry which is then cut dow v killing of the tree aut aul ally makes him a widow placing him in an equal with his human bride II I 1 I is convenient for To change her status to toned ried ned woman oman a girl has sigo si sL go out and find herself tree THANKS Arthur F Fo Lancaster Pa