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In this world, 12 year-olds can't cut a break: The self-proclaimed "Gypsy King" of Romania, Florin Cioaba, married off his 12 year-old daughter, Ana Maria, leading Romanian government officials and human rights activists to condemn the marriage. Romanian law is that 16 year-olds need parental support to get married, but Romania allows the Gypsies their traditions. However, Ana Maria clearly did not want to get married to 15 year-old husband, Birita Mihai, as her bridesmaids chanted "Out with Birita!" She also reportedly snorted, "What marriage?" after the ceremony. Man, Gothamist is glad not to be twelve again. Either you have to rob banks for your mom or you have to get married to some dude. No wonder kids are all about the rebellion these days.
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That's not true, she really loves him. It says so in turquoise ink on the back of her hand (next to tonight's pre-algebra homework).
you probably missed the scrawled note on the back of her trapper-keeper stating that "birita smells."
lovely wedding photos here. [via seeking irony]
Forget the girl, what makes anyone think the dude wanted to get married?
good point, sam. that poor kid looked just about as miserable as the bride. but who wouldn't with an entire parade of 12 yr old gypsy bridesmaids chanting "down with birita!"
The name is Cioaba!
I'm Romanian, and I know that they have their traditions, some of them really stupid. But I witnessed a few months ago a similar wedding here in NY. The same Gypsies, with the same religion ( not the orthodox one),in a romanian restaurant in Queens. The bride was around 12-13y old.And nobody said anything, here in the center of the modern world!
So it can happen anywhere!
I smell a L&O SVU episode here...