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Seychellois couple celebrates 50 years of marriage at Creole Festival

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Gaetan and Theresia Morel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at an annual Seychelles Creole Festival event featuring a traditional wedding. The Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation reports that the re-enactment is one of the festival’s recurring activities.

Gaetan and Theresia Morel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at an event during the Seychelles Creole Festival, according to the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). The couple took part in a re-enactment of a traditional wedding held in Tifin.

The celebration is part of the festival’s annual activities, which recreate the atmosphere of a traditional Seychellois wedding ceremony each year.

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