Wife-Carrying Competition in Hong Kong
Created: 2008-02-14 10:58 EST
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Hong Kong had its first wife-carrying championship to celebrate Valentine's Day. Strange as it sounds, this is actually a tradition that dates back to 19th century Finland when bandits stole women from neighboring villages. Let's see how it went over in Hong Kong.
STORY:
It was a marriage of sport, fun and romance for the 15 couples who took part in the competition. The lovers—young and old, hopped onto one another's backs hundreds of people looked on.
The men came in everything from superhero outfits to Chinese wedding costumes. They dashed over obstacles
and scooped up roses while their wives held on to them.
The oldest contestants were 70-year old Wong Chi-hung and his 60 year-old wife, who've been married for 36 years.
The winners were Michael and Cora Fung, fittingly dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman.
[Cora Fung, Competition Winner]:
"If we have any arguments, the most important thing is to be understanding, but my husband really supports me."
They said that running around piggy-back, like marriage, had its challenges.
Hong Kong had its first wife-carrying championship to celebrate Valentine's Day. Strange as it sounds, this is actually a tradition that dates back to 19th century Finland when bandits stole women from neighboring villages. Let's see how it went over in Hong Kong.
STORY:
It was a marriage of sport, fun and romance for the 15 couples who took part in the competition. The lovers—young and old, hopped onto one another's backs hundreds of people looked on.
The men came in everything from superhero outfits to Chinese wedding costumes. They dashed over obstacles
and scooped up roses while their wives held on to them.
The oldest contestants were 70-year old Wong Chi-hung and his 60 year-old wife, who've been married for 36 years.
The winners were Michael and Cora Fung, fittingly dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman.
[Cora Fung, Competition Winner]:
"If we have any arguments, the most important thing is to be understanding, but my husband really supports me."
They said that running around piggy-back, like marriage, had its challenges.
