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Frogs married in India to encourage rainfall

Posted on Thursday, 25 June, 2009 | 7 comments

In a peculiar attempt to encourage rainfall during a dry spell in Nagpur local farmers organised the marriage of two frogs on Saturday to please the Rain Gods so that they might bestow monsoon showers on the region.

A number of farmers seeking rainfall in Nagpur city organised wedding of two frogs on Saturday to please the Rain Gods and hoped their region would soon receive monsoon showers."

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#3 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: on 25 June, 2009, 16:52
I wonder what the cake was composed of? I'm thinking it's not a slice I would want to eat.

#4 Posted by lordstanley on 20 July, 2009, 9:26
Awww I hope the little frogs bring some rain to the people that mostly need it. I wonder if they dressed them up or gave them a little froggy cake lol

#5 Posted by Mistydawn on 20 July, 2009, 10:04
Wonder where they went for their honeymoon...

#6 Posted by Roxanne5150 on 20 July, 2009, 10:46
They probably honeymoon where they can mate to have the sun back shining up again.

#7 Posted by Mistydawn on 20 July, 2009, 10:48
I was thinkin more like a mucky swamp.. after the monsoon.

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