As the Bridegroom was devoid of a finger to insert the wedding ring the Bride flees from the poruwa

As the Bridegroom was devoid of a finger to insert the wedding ring the Bride flees from the poruwa

A strange but true incident is reported from a remote village in Mahiyanganaya.At a wedding ceremony when on the poruwa the bride had attempted to insert the wedding ring on to the finger of the bridegroom.As she had found the finger missing she had jumped out o the poruwa and fled.The incident had been related in the following manner:

The bridegroom hails from an ordinary family in Hanguranketha.He is a farmer.When his time for a marriage was right his parents had entrusted to a marriage broker to find a suitable partner who will match their family.The ideal bride was found and the dates were fixed for the wedding.All family members, relations and friends had come to the brides house for the wedding.

The wedding crowd of the bridegrooms party had left at the auspicious time.They were greeted by the brides family and relatives.Soon the auspicious time to alight on to the poruwa arrived.According to the traditional ways on the poruwa the gifts were exchanged.When the time arrived to insert the wedding ring to the bridegrooms finger a relative of the bride handed over the ring to her.When the bride wanted to insert the ring she found the related finger was missing.It was not that finger but another finger was missing from the bridegrooms hand.The  bride had become angry , furious and vert hurt. .She had on her own got out of the poruwa and gone into a bedroom of the house and locked it so that no one else could enter.

The parents and relatives of the bride had made a desperate plea to her to come out and to take part in the remaining activities of the wedding ceremony.She had in a loud tone said that she is not interested in a marriage and that she will not marry a person without fingers in his hand.She had also said that that incident had brought a disrepute to her.When these were heard by the bridegrooms people they had decided to return to their village disappointed.