Sanele Masilela & Helen Shabangu Wedding VIDEO: 9-Year-Old Boy Marries South African Woman, 62 [Again]: Ceremonial Kiss Goes Viral

By Danica Bellini, Mstars Associate Editor | Jul 24, 2014 02:51 PM EDT

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Sanele Masilela is an adorable nine-year-old boy from South Africa. And to stick with ancestral tradition, young Masilela recently married a 62-year-old woman named Helen Shabangu.

Reports confirm that the bride and her very young groom do NOT live together.

And this isn't the couple's first wedding celebration - Shabangu originally tied the knot with Masilela last year when he was just eight.

According to GossipCop, Masilela and Shabangu are not legally recognized as man and wife (well, child and wife). Their "binding love" is a means of paying respect to the boy's ancestors.

The rather bizarre wedding video is currently going viral - especially the images of Shabangu kissing her new beau.

A very heated open-discussion is currently taking place on YouTube. Do Mstars fans find the news clip somewhat disturbing, or is it just part of their culture?

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