San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa married an alligator-type reptile in a marriage ceremony that represents the union of the Chontal and Huave indigenous groups.
A Mexican politician married a reptile he called "princess girl" in an ancestral ceremony that is believed to bring good fortune. married an alligator-like reptile he called"princess girl" in a centuries-old ancestral ritual that is believed to bring good luck to his tribe.
Victor Hugo Sosa, the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, married a 7-year-old caiman last Friday in a ceremony that has occurred in the town for 230 years to mark a truce between the indigenous Chontal and Huave,"I accept responsibility because we love each other. That is what is important," Sosa told reporters after the marriage ceremony."You can't have a marriage without love... I yield to marriage with the princess girl.
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