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Article: You may now kiss the frog.(STRANGE BUT TRUE)(frog wedding in Bangladesh)(Brief article)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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More than 250 wedding guests gathered last month in northern Bangladesh. The bride and the groom came from neighboring villages. The bride had a spring in her step. The groom had a lump in his throat. The guests waited in anticipation for the vows. But all the happy couple could muster was ribbit! Yes, two frogs were brought together in holy matrimony. The ceremony was organized by villagers as part of a ritual to bring rain to the region, ...