The mayor of a city in southern Mexico married a female caiman crocodile, in a traditional ritual during which he asks for the well-being and wealth of his citizens amid cheers, dances and kisses symbolizing the best wishes.
Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamilola, which includes the indigenous Chontaya group of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (southern state of Oaxaca), said his love for his creepy-animal bride, Alicia Adriana, is the “little princess” of these ceremonies dating back to the past.
The mayor said, “I agree to shoulder this responsibility because we love each other, and this is what matters. There can be no marriage if we do not love each other,” adding, “I agree to marry the princess.”
These marriage ceremonies between a male and a female caiman crocodile have been held in the city for more than 230 years, to mark the day when the two ethnic groups of the region, the Huavis and the Chontalis, were united by marriage.
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2023-07-03 10:32:02
