Víctor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in Oaxaca, Mexico, married Alicia Rubí, a female lizard. Why did he do it? The answer goes hand in hand with an ancient tradition.
July began with news from Mexico that caught the attention of thousands of people on social networks. Víctor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, in Oaxaca, married Alicia Rubí, a female lizard.
As crazy as the idea sounds, this man did not do it to go down in history for his feat that quickly went viral, but to follow an indigenous tradition. Here we tell you the truth behind this somewhat peculiar wedding.
Through his Facebook account, the politician shared what the event was on July 1. The reptile was dressed in a white trousseau and a tiara of flowers of the same color. The man, affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), sealed the union with a kiss.
“I thank all the captains, godmothers, godfathers, all those who collaborated, the cooks and all the visitors who came to meet and share and spread the word about San Pedro de Huamelula. Live our customs and traditions. Long live San Pedro Huamelula. Thank you infinite ”, he wrote in his personal account on the social network.
The truth behind the wedding with a reptile
Witnessing a wedding where the bride is nothing less than a female lizard is not an everyday thing for the rest of the world, but in San Pedro Huamelula there is an explanation and it takes place every year during the festival of San Pedro Apóstol and is part of the traditions of the Chontal people.
The ceremony belongs to an indigenous tradition that is more than 200 years old and is done as a prayer to ask for the generosity of nature and ensure abundance in their community.
In this way, Víctor Hugo Sosa joined the wishes of the residents to bring luck to the fishermen and other members of the town.
Hours before the wedding, the lizard princess Alicia Rubí was baptized and taken to visit the houses of some dance groups in the municipality. In addition, as part of the ritual, the animal arrived at the mayor’s home in the arms of its owners wearing a typical dress of the region and a multi-colored flower headdress.
“Princess Mareña Alicia Rubí accompanied by her parents visiting her future husband”, could be read on the official Facebook account of the San Pedro Huamelula City Council.
