Controversial: Five-year-old twins were married by their parents for puzzling reason | the Chronicle

Unusual. Two five-year-old twin brothers got married in Thailand because their parents believed in their previous life were in love and the relationship ended before they could get married.

Parents, Weerasak, 31, and his wife Rewadee, 30, follow Buddhist beliefs that all different-sex twins were born together because they have the “karma” of their past life in which they were unmarried lovers.

According to the parents, unless the twins get married as soon as possible, their life will be haunted by bad luck he will persist from his previous incarnations.

Weerasak said they had no other options because Thai superstitious beliefs suggest one of the twins will get sick if they don’t marry to cleanse your karma.

For the ceremony parents IInvited a Buddhist monk, his family and friends. The wedding included traditional Thai elements, parades, dances, and gift offerings from close family members.

However, marriage between twins is not legally valid and was only done for ceremonial purposes. “We are only doing this to make sure our children are safe. We don’t want any of them to get sick and there is nothing to lose if we follow this belief“, underlined the father of the brothers.