Thai farmers ask spirits for rain to end crippling drought
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 03:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BAN LUEAM, Thailand (AP) -- Under the scorching sun, dozens of Thai villagers, dressed in flowery shirts and traditional costumes, parade a white cat caged in a bamboo-woven basket door-to-door and let neighbors splash water on the unlucky feline, while chanting an ancient tune: "Rain, rain, come pouring down. We barely had any this year. Without rain, our rice will die."...