Ghost marriage, also called posthumous marriage or necrogamy, is a marriage in which at least one of the two parties is deceased. Documented forms include the Chinese custom of minghun, a South Sudanese custom in which a dead fiance's brother stands in for him at the wedding so that any children are counted as the deceased man's own, posthumous marriage practiced by India's Billava, Badaga, Komati and Toda communities, and a French legal form recognized since 1803, originally intended for war widows.
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Typical RegionSourced to the subject's own accountDocumented in China (minghun), South Sudan, India (among the Billava, Badaga, Komati and Toda communities) and France (legally recognized since 1803). 1 Sources
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