Mexico’s richest indigenous culture is experienced in San Pedro Huamelula, a fishing village on the Pacific coast in Oaxaca, Mexico. Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa married the same crocodile again in the past months, and this wedding made quite a stir. Sosa decided to marry for the second time. On Sunday, July 2, he married the crocodile, whose name is Alicia Adriana, for the second time.
IT IS BELIEVED TO BRING SUCCESS
This ritual, which is thought to symbolize the unity between humans and divine power, has been going on for many years.
This wedding ceremony, which is believed to bring luck and prosperity, has been carried out for many years.
CROSSIA WAS DRESSED IN A WEDDING DRESS, WAS TALKED AS ‘PRINCESS GIRL’…
The crocodile was dressed in a wedding dress at the wedding ceremony, which was prepared as in local rituals.
Addressing the reptilian bride as ‘princess girl’, the mayor Sosa kissed the crocodile after her marriage.
After the interesting ritual, Sosa declares her love for the crocodile, “I accept the responsibility because we love each other. That’s what matters.” said.
On the other hand, Sosa said, “There is no marriage without love… I am willing to marry the ‘Princess girl’.” he added.
After the marriage ceremony, Sosa kissed the crocodile on the forehead, and the crocodile was carried through the streets of the village by men.
A RITUAL PERFORMED FOR 230 YEARS
Marriages between a male and a female caiman crocodile have been carried out ritually for 230 years.
In this ritual performed to commemorate the peace of the Chontal and Huave indigenous groups in Mexico, the mayor representing the Chontal king marries a reptile symbolizing the Huave princess daughter.