piggy,he married an Indian and they are probably
expecting their first child by now....
Daily mail reports yesterday that desperate villagers
in an Indian region hit by droughts have held a
wedding ceremony for frogs in a bid to appease rain
gods.
The amphibian ritual took place in the village of
Dibrugarh in the north eastern Indian state of
Assam.
Villagers perform the ceremony to try and bring
rainfall during dry spells.
Ranjan Das, one of village leaders who attended the
wedding, said: 'Our region had not witnessed
much rain this year so far. So we arranged the
wedding of two frogs to please the rain Gods.The
ritual began by catching hold of a male and a
female frog from two different villages.We have
to make sure that the frogs have been brought
from two different villages. Only then will the
rain Gods accept our plea,' said Das.
After that,we sit for the ritual and perform the
wedding just like we do our own.'
People from around four villages attended the
bizarre marriage ceremony on Sunday, 27 June,
which lasted six hours and more than thousand
people were present at the wedding, which was held
in the local park.
The two frogs were dressed up and adorned with
traditional colour. The female frog was even gifted a
gold chain by the villagers.
Traditional prayers were recited by the saints who
conducted the wedding. It was a joyful affair and
After the ceremony was over, the frogs were taken
to a small pond nearby and let go.
Villagers then proceeded to eat dinner, where more
than 900 plates of food were served. They let the
frogs go,so that they can live their life and convey
their message to the rain Gods,
'This ritual was performed as a last resort measure
and It seemed the prayers of the villagers were
answered - it began raining across Dibrugarh
yesterday morning.
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