This is the bizarre moment two five-year-old Thai twins were married for good luck and to cleanse themselves of ''sins from past lives''.<br /><br />The brother and sister - named "mobile phone" and "watermelon" - were born in 2013 but when their parents believed they were mature enough, they arranged a ceremony for them. <br /><br />Superstitious locals reckon that unless male and female twins are married as quickly as possible, one of them will suffer a terrible death when they are older.<br /><br />The whole village tuned out of the traditional ceremony featuring dancers, dowries and gifts of gold in Ang Thong province, southern Thailand, on September 5. <br /><br />District council chief Parinya Khemachit - who performed a role the equivalent to a registrar - said the newlyweds were now sure of a ''healthy and prosperous future''.<br /><br />He said: ''It is our belief that a wedding ceremony should be held for the male and female twins. This is for the good fortune of the children and so that they have healthy bodies.<br /><br />''They will grow old, happy with prosperity and won't be hurt or sick. This is an ancient belief from the past.''<br /><br />The sister's official names are "Chaya Prasop Tamrong" with the informal name of "Tangmo" meaning watermelon. While the boy's official name is Chanon and he has the nickname "Mobile phone".<br /><br />A traditional ceremony featured a street procession followed by a game where the groom had to pass through nine 'gates' before he could meet the bride.<br /><br />He then had to pay a dowry of 10,000 baht ($306) in cash and gold worth 38,000 baht ($1160) before marrying her.
