Residents of San Pedro Huamelula, a southwestern Mexican city, were blessed by “prosperity” last week after their mayor Hugo Sosa “married” an alligator.
Residents danced to traditional music and, according to reports, begged the mayor to seal the nuptials with a kiss.
The alligator, which is nicknamed “little princess”, also wore a traditional white wedding dress complete with a veil and other colourful garments.
According to reports, the tradition is a combination of rituals from the Chontal and Huave indigenous communities, who would pray for nature’s bounty, and Catholicism.
The seven-year-old reptile is believed to be a deity representing mother earth, whose marriage to a local leader will bering prosperity and join humans with the divine.
“We ask nature for enough rain, for enough food, that we have fish in the river,” said Mr Sosa, the mayor.
independent.co.uk
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