Bangkok: Thai astrologers have predicted an “abundant” harvest after a pair of sacred white oxen munched on grass and rice, and slurped up water in an annual ritual watched by newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The monarch, seated next to his new Queen Suthida, observed the “royal ploughing ceremony” symbolising Thailand’s fortunes yesterday.
Women dressed in traditional Thai clothing and carrying trays of jasmine flowers trailed behind the bulls to the sound of red-clad musicians beating drums. This year, they “chose to eat rice, grass, and water among the seven offers,” said Meesak Pakdeekong, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to the king and queen.
As per tradition, crowds rushed into the field after the king’s departure to pick auspicious rice grains scattered during the ploughing.The annual ceremony comes just days after the end of King Vajiralongkorn’s weekend coronation, a ritual-laden event rich with Buddhist and Hindu influences.
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