The mayor of the Mexican town has married a crocodile
The mayor of the Mexican town of San Pedro Huamelula Victor Aguilar married a female crocodile. The day before the wedding, the reptile baptized. Before the ceremony she was dressed in a white dress and wearing a wreath on his head. In addition, she tied the jaw, that she didn’t bite the groom. Local people believe that this ritual will bring good luck to fishermen.
The mayor of the Mexican town of San Pedro Huamelula Victor Aguilar (Victor Aguilar) married a female crocodile. This publication reports the Daily Mail.
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The day before the wedding the crocodile baptized. Before the ceremony the reptile dressed in a white dress and wearing a wreath on his head. In addition, she tied the jaw, that she didn’t bite the groom.
முதலையுடன் திருமணம் செய்து கொண்ட மேயர் https://t.co/vnSW4cMPbq#crocodile #Mexico #wedding pic.twitter.com/JGm8OhRzV5
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According to tradition, saved from the XVIII century, the mayors of San Pedro Huamelula every year crowned with crocodiles. The locals believe that it brings good luck to fishermen. “With this ceremony we ask that the harvest was good to the sea and the lagoon gave us the food we need and to people here it was good,” said Aguilar.