{"id":201894,"date":"2022-07-07T17:27:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=201894"},"modified":"2022-07-07T17:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:29:00","slug":"mexican-man-marries-alligator-dressed-in-white-wedding-gown-and-kisses-it-in-front-of-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/07\/mexican-man-marries-alligator-dressed-in-white-wedding-gown-and-kisses-it-in-front-of-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican man marries alligator dressed in white wedding gown and kisses it in front of guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what has been eulogized as a &#8220;very beautiful tradition&#8221;, the Mayor of a small village in Mexico has wedded an alligator.<\/p>\n<p>A reptile dressed up in a wedding dress was married off to Victor Hugo Sosa, Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in Oaxaca, in a colourful ceremony last Thursday, June 30.<\/p>\n<p>The jaw of the reptile was tied together to avoid any calamities during the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>After their nuptials, Sosa sealed their union with a kiss on the reptile&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>The alligator was then paraded through the village, carried by locals as men lined the streets to fan the newly-wed with their hats.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought that the bizarre marriage dates back centuries and is a tradition of Oaxaca state&#8217;s Chontal and Huave indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony is linked to nature and good harvests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ask nature for enough rain, for enough food, that we have fish in the river,&#8221; said Sosa.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-year-old reptile is believed to be a deity representing mother Earth. Her marriage to a local leader is meant to symbolise the unity between humans and the divine.<\/p>\n<p>She was dubbed &#8220;little princess&#8221; by wedding guests.<\/p>\n<p>See photos<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f9a98dc7e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f9a98dc7e.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f9a98dc7e-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f96a84e2f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f96a84e2f.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f96a84e2f-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f90861536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f90861536.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/chioma_adebiyi\/2022\/07\/07\/62c6f90861536-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what has been eulogized as a &#8220;very beautiful tradition&#8221;, the Mayor of a small village in Mexico has wedded an alligator. 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