Indian town holds frog wedding ceremony to bring rain
As scientists across Europe spend their time trying to combat climate change and exacerbating heat waves and droughts, an Indian village has found a much simpler solution to the crisis.
Residents of the Indian city of Gorakhpur, which has been suffering from drought and lack of rain for a long time, "forced two frogs" to marry each other in a popular ceremony, the day before yesterday, Tuesday, based on a myth that this brings rain.
According to the British newspaper "Daily Star", the wedding planner, Radhakant Verma, claimed "this is a time-tested belief" and added with confidence that "frog weddings are held to bring rain".
"We have gone through a long drought and farmers, in particular, are upset about the delay in sowing the rice," the man explained.
Although the organizer had difficulty keeping the "couple" together, during the celebration, he continued it to the end, with hundreds and the participation of a group of priests chanting, and the "wedding" was followed by a large festive meal.
Coincidence seems to have played a strong role here, as the next day on July 20, Indian Meteorology issued a heavy rain warning for several parts of the country besides Gorakhpur, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, western Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal. Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.
The government agency predicted continuous rain, with a humidity of 84%.
"Heavy to very heavy rain is very likely in a few places with very heavy rainfall in isolated places," the Indian Meteorological Department said.
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