• The Mayor of a Mexican town has married a crocodile as part of a ritual to bring luck to local fishermen.
• It’s reported that the ‘Princess’ was baptised, wore a wedding dress and was paraded around town to music prior to the ceremony.
• However, the Princess also had her jaws clamped shut, which will surely raise issues of trust later on for the newlyweds.
• The ritual in the the southern town of San Pedro Huamelula dates back to 1789, and is meant to symbolise the union of 2 indigenous groups, Chontales and the Huaves (also known as the Mareños).
• According to the legend, the groups’ conflict ended when the son and daughter of respective Kings got married.

Read more:

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/02/americas/mayor-of-mexican-town-marries-crocodile-trnd/index.html

http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/offbeat/2017/07/04/mayor-marries-crocodile-for-good-luck.html

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