Mexican Mayor Marries Female Crocodile to Promote Harmony Among Tribes

Reenacting 230-Year-Old Custom to Resolve Tribal Conflict
Dressing Crocodiles in White Wedding Dresses and Holding a Festival

An incumbent mayor in Mexico held a wedding with the 'Crocodile Princess.' This reenacted the custom of marrying a crocodile to commemorate the reconciliation of conflicts within an indigenous group.

On the 2nd (local time), according to AFP, a wedding ceremony for a female crocodile took place in San Pedro Huamelula, a settlement inhabited by the Chontal people in Oaxaca state, southern Mexico. The groom, V?ctor Hugo Sosa, the mayor of this indigenous community, held a traditional wedding ceremony with the crocodile bride named Alicia Adriana, and danced with the bride in front of the guests.

On the 2nd (local time), according to AFP news agency, a wedding ceremony of a female crocodile took place in San Pedro Juamelula, a Chontal community in Oaxaca, southern Mexico.
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Then, as the groom and bride kissed, the two became a married couple. Groom Hugo Sosa said, "There has never been a happier day in my life," expressing his joy at welcoming the bride.

Mayor Sosa called the crocodile bride the 'Princess Girl' according to the custom. He told AFP, "I am happy because we are celebrating the cultural union between the two tribes," adding, "Many people are satisfied."

The wedding proceeded just like any human newlywed couple, except that the bride was a crocodile. The female crocodile, about to be married, was carried by the villagers wrapped in a colorful bojagi (traditional cloth) as she toured around the village.

Afterwards, she changed into a pure white wedding dress and entered the village hall for a grand wedding ceremony. To prevent any accidents, the female crocodile’s snout was tightly bound before and after the ceremony.

Local fishermen cast their nets during the wedding, praying for a bountiful catch. Even after the ceremony, the indigenous people embraced the crocodile and danced to traditional music.

The crocodile bride in this wedding was a caiman, native to Mexico and other parts of Latin America. The custom of a male human marrying a female caiman has continued for as long as 230 years. The man and the female caiman symbolize the Chontal and Huave tribes, respectively.

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