{"id":334247,"date":"2017-07-05T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334247"},"modified":"2017-07-05T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:14:12","slug":"mexican-mayor-marries-crocodile-in-bizarre-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/mexican-mayor-marries-crocodile-in-bizarre-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican mayor marries crocodile in bizarre ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Mexican mayor has married a crocodile in a bizarre ceremony as part of an age-old tradition to ‘bring luck’ to local fishermen.<\/p>\n
The female crocodile – known as ‘The Princess’ – was baptised on Thursday then subsequently dressed in a custom-made wedding dress and had her jaws clamped shut for the big day on Friday.<\/p>\n
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She also wore a veil as she was paraded through streets, accompanied by band music.<\/p>\n
After the procession, the reptile was married to the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula Victor Aguilarand in the town hall.<\/p>\n
The the croc got hitched as part of a ritual which has been practised by the Chontal Indians since 1789.<\/p>\n
They believe the ceremony will bring good luck and prosperity to local fishermen along the Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca state.<\/p>\n
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According to custom, the crocodile is regarded as a princess, and it’s believed she will bring peace and prosperity to their community.<\/p>\n
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Mr Aguilar said: “The marenos [referring to the local residents], call her ‘The Princess’.<\/p>\n
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“So the role that I play is to be the husband of the princess.”<\/p>\n
A wedding guest said afterwards: “The dance they do here is like an offer to God, to thank for the land, the harvest, the fish.”<\/p>\n
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Source: Mirror UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Mexican mayor has married a crocodile in a bizarre ceremony as part of an age-old tradition to ‘bring luck’ to local fishermen. The female crocodile – known as ‘The Princess’ – was baptised on Thursday then subsequently dressed in a custom-made wedding dress and had her jaws clamped shut for the big day on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[117],"tags":[8956,8957,7540],"yoast_head":"\n