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Toads married in Hindu ceremony to appease rain gods
Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Posted: 1312 GMT (2112 HKT)

KHOCHAKANDAR, India (Reuters) -- Two giant toads were married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in eastern India at the weekend by villagers hoping to appease the rain gods and end a dry spell.

Some 400 people cheered and blew conches as women put streaks of vermilion on the female toad's head while a band played music and priests solemnized the marriage to the chanting of Hindu hymns.

The toads were picked up from separate ponds, dressed in bright red clothes and brought to the marriage venue in a decorated palanquin in Khochakandar village in West Bengal state late Sunday.

The married toads were released into a pond after the ceremony in the village about 365 km (225 miles) north of the state capital, Calcutta.

"Our forefathers used to organize marriages of toads to get sufficient rain for cultivation. We hope rain will be coming very soon," said Konica Mandal, one of the organizers of the wedding.


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I'm guessing the male sat around with his buddies and drank Budweiser for the bachelor party :lol:
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Post by joebagadonuts »

i hear that 50% of toad marriages end in divorce.
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And 4 out of 5 Toads swim in other ponds but remain married. :shock: It's amazing that the tadpoles in this country are able to get to adulthood.
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Post by Punu »

I'm guessing the male sat around with his buddies and drank Budweiser for the bachelor party


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Post by Alcatraz »

Toads can get married [-(

Meh I dont care
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