娃娃亲

在已经加入WTO，并步入21世纪的今天，娃娃亲在中国农村仍以不同的方式存在。

Child Marriage ( wawaqin ) still exists in one way or another in some rural areas of China , even though the time has entered an age of WTO and 21st century .

原来，姑娘小时候定的娃娃亲，长大了，理所当然要出嫁。

It turned out that the girl child given Wawa Qin , grow up , of course , to get married .

订亲仪式一般会持续一年到两年，甚至有些娃娃亲的订亲仪式会持续到两个孩子长到适婚年龄。

Betrothals generally lasted for a year or two , although child betrothals would last until the children had grown to marriageable age .

农村人有时甚至会在孩子出生时就订好了娃娃亲，当他们到了青春期，女孩搬去同她的丈夫家人一同居住时，再举行一场正式的仪式。

Families in villages would betroth their children , at birth sometimes , and have a formal ceremony after both attained puberty , when the girl went to live with her husband 's family .