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Frog Marriage Brings Rain

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Watch this Reuters video to learn about a tradition in India's northern Allahabad city, where it seems if you marry two frogs, you get rain. Apparently it worked because it started raining in the middle of the ceremony.

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Sketches of the World: Animism (1:28)

A large number of African cultures believe that all objects, whether human, animal, or inanimate, have a spirit of their own. Worship of spirits and ancestors includes music and dance.