June 25, 2018 By Corey Barnett, World
Religion News
The Frog Wedding Ritual Has Drawn Criticism
Across the Country (India)
Minister of State for Women and Child
Development Lalita Yadav has been in the headlines for attending and helping to
plan a wedding. But it was not a typical wedding. The wedding was between two
frogs. The ritual was done to appease the Hindu god of rain, Indra Dev. The
ceremony was in Uttar Pradesh, a region struggling with terrible droughts for
two years.
Droughts have devastating consequences in
India, killing tens of thousands of people through massive famine. A frog
wedding, although rare, is occasionally done. It is believed the wedding will
help to re-establish a balance in nature. Indian citizens in Uttar Pradesh had
carried out a similar ceremony earlier in the month. Yadav claimed the drought
happened because nature was not “happy.” She explained that the ritual was what
their ancestors would have done to stop the drought. Many political opponents
have criticized Yadav for engaging in a bizarre ritual instead of trying to do
meaningful policy actions. What has drawn particular ire is Yadav’s claim the
ceremony was not supernatural but was utterly logical. JW Player goes here
There has been no official comment from the government. There has never been a
scientific study to gauge the effectiveness of the ritual in history, making it
unclear if it will have any effect on .
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