The Aztec Humanist

2/1/2020

My cousin celebrated her wedding on November of 2019 in small town in México where she found a wonderfully rustic hacienda. She offered me the honor of officiating at her ceremony.

My cousin also asked my aunt - well versed in the traditions of the Anahuac - to help her select several pre-hispanic ceremonial elements. Then my cousin asked us both to create a hybrid ceremony for her.

I felt so happy being a part of this beautiful example of the strong bond among generations.

My cousin is a Polynesian dance instructor and she has been competing internationally for many years.

These events are about more than just dancing so my cousin has become a very skilled costume designer.

She made her own wedding bouquet.

You may follow her on IG @jocymgs

Photography by Alfonso Flores.

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Raúl Martínez is a proud secular humanist and part-time comedian from Las Vegas. Born in Mexico City, he moved to the United States in 1996 and became a citizen in May of 2001. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Humanist Association from January 2009 to December 2014. In 2011, he became one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Nevada for the right of atheists to perform marriages - this after having his application denied twice by the County Clerk for not being a member of a religious organization.