02-07-2023, 11:46 AM
The wedding allows the sides to "link with what is the emblem of Mother Earth, asking the all-powerful for rain, the germination of the seed, all those things that are peace and harmony for the Chontal man," explains Jaime Zarate, chronicler of San Pedro Huamelula.
Before the wedding ceremony, the reptile is taken house to house so that inhabitants can take her in their arms and dance. The alligator wears a green skirt, a colorful hand-embroidered tunic and a headdress of ribbons and sequins.
Later, she is put in a white bride's costume and taken to town hall for the blessed event.
After the wedding, the mayor dances with his bride to the sounds of traditional music.
As the dance winds down, the king plants a kiss on the snout of the "princess girl."
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/02/w...er/1898766
Before the wedding ceremony, the reptile is taken house to house so that inhabitants can take her in their arms and dance. The alligator wears a green skirt, a colorful hand-embroidered tunic and a headdress of ribbons and sequins.
Later, she is put in a white bride's costume and taken to town hall for the blessed event.
After the wedding, the mayor dances with his bride to the sounds of traditional music.
As the dance winds down, the king plants a kiss on the snout of the "princess girl."
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/02/w...er/1898766