Mexican mayor marries a crocodile bride

Mexican mayor marries a crocodile bride

• Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Victor Aguilar took a crocodile to be his wife
• The ceremony too place in the southern region of Oaxaca on Friday
• It is an indigenous tradition to bring good fortune to local fishermen
• The crocodile was baptised, dressed in white and had her jaws clamped shut
• Tradition demands that the Mayor marries a new crocodile each year

By Liz Dunphy For Mailonline

Published: 15:53 BST, 1 July 2017 | Updated: 16:13 BST, 1 July 2017

Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula Victor Aguilar took a crocodile to be his wife in the southern region of Oaxaca on Friday, as part of an indigenous tradition intended to bring good fortune to local fishermen.

The female crocodile was baptised on Thursday, and was subsequently dressed in a white robe and had her jaws clamped shut on the big day.

Tradition demands the respective Mayor of San Pedro Huamelul marry a new crocodile each year, as legend has it that the ceremony will bring fishermen luck in fishing.

Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula said: 'With this ritual we ask for a good harvest, for the sea and the lagoons to give us all the food we need and we ask that everything goes well with everyone here.'

A participant said : 'The dance they do here is like an offer to God, to thank for the land, the ha rvest, the fish.'

Mayor of San Pedro, Huamelula Victor Aguilar took a crocodile to be his wife on Friday

The female crocodile was baptised, dressed in white and had her jaws clamped shut on the day

The ceremony took place in the southern region of Oaxaca as part of an indigenous tradition intended to bring fortune to local fishermen

Tradition demands the respective Mayor of San Pedro Huamelul marry a new crocodile each year, as legend has it that the ceremony will bring fishermen luck in fishing

 

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