Mexican Mayor Marries Crocodile In Centuries-Old Ritual

Mexico: A Mexican mayor married his crocodile bride as part of an age-old ritual symbolizing the joining of humans with the divine.

The ritual is believed to go back centuries to the pre-colonial era. This marriage ritual has been practiced for 230 years to commemorate the peace between the Chontal and Huave Indigenous groups. The mayor, embodying the Chontal king, weds the reptile, symbolising the union of the two cultures.