rooster59 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Praying for rain - in the Thai way! Image: TNews Pictures online showed the way villagers in Uttradit were trying to ensure that the rains come on time. Locals in the village of Mae Phoon, Lap Lae district got together to make naked figures out of clay to persuade the rain gods to do their duty according to the seasons. The idea is to shame the gods into action. They made two figures named Phor Mek and Mae Fon - Father of the Clouds and Mother of the Rain. These naked figures pointing to the skies and lying side by side were then adorned with fruits and vegetables and hair to make them more realistic. Local kamnan Anan Khamngern along with a monk officiated at a ceremony attended by about 150 people. The story was featured on Facebook on "Uttaradit 24 Hours" and followed up by TNews. Thaivisa notes that many ceremonies are held across Thailand to encourage rain that is important for farmers. The North east of Thailand in particular will see many Bun Bang Fai or Rocket festivals take place in the coming weeks. These often feature parades with sexually suggestive figures - as well as the lighting of huge rockets sent into the heavens to remind Phayathaen to send the much needed precipitation. Source: TNews -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-05-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janclaes47 Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Image: TNews But they get upset if a tourist accidentally shows a glimps of her underwear. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Need less not more rain - way too much rain at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get Real Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 It just doesn´t make sense to me, but maybe I just don´t get it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BEVUP Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 I think some of them were dreaming in one way or another when they were making those figures 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Quote she: “Is that a large vegetable of some sort or other in your pants, or are you just pleased to see me?” Edited May 5, 2018 by Bluespunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I wonder who came up with the idea of adorning "Pho Mek" with a ridiculously gargantuan calabash instead of a more realistic gherkin. The kamnan , no doubt. It's just as much wishful thinking as believing that these two crudely fashioned figures would have any - any! - influence over whether rain is going to arrive or not. And what about those pink nipples? Too much "titty twister"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Juan B Tong Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 "Not today, its my red time" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 WHAT a load of bumkum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: The idea is to shame the gods into action. The story was featured on Facebook I understand the concept and the procedure, but the story has to go viral. Otherwise there will be no action, whether Authorities or Gods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cadbury Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, essox essox said: WHAT a load of bumkum It is right up there with frog kissing in the superstition stupidity stakes. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cadbury said: It is right up there with frog kissing in the superstition stupidity stakes. good one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Finally, fine arts in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 Oh crap. I just figured out why it's been raining around here for weeks. I'll go get me shorts. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anon4637435435 Posted May 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2018 People around here put wood dikz out to encourage the rain. Can these people even read and write? The people that do it here never even went to a school and the more i look the more it seems so. I really try to understand this behavior but it appears i would need several hammer hits to the head to comprehend this behavior i think. I wonder if this behavior is a symptom of brain damage from all the pollution. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
over2you Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Get Real said: It just doesn´t make sense to me, but maybe I just don´t get it. Oh! Come on. It's the most logical thing to do. How could it possibly fail? I'll guarantee that it rains in the next 6 months. Proving conclusively that it was all worthwhile doing. Sorted. Next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, janclaes47 said: But they get upset if a tourist accidentally shows a glimps of her underwear. This is considered cultural and artistic. A glimpse of a furry feline is not. The Uttaradit natives have done what they traditionally believe in, but to think that it will be the cause of rainfall is a total phallusy. We are not far away from the real rainy season, even though most of Thailand has experienced higher than normal rainfall for the time of year. Edited May 5, 2018 by ratcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKiwi Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Get Real said: It just doesn´t make sense to me, but maybe I just don´t get it. It's folk magic, probably supported by the buddhist monks out there. Bogus 100%. It would be more effective get the magic aeroplanes out with the magic rain-making powder, and there's nothing scientific to say that does anything useful except make pocket money for the owner(s). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Pitiful in the 21st century. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncat1 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) I have seen similar effigies at temples.( and worse ) Which shows you how a lot of sexual deviant monks think and act ..... Sick load of perverted Bar-stewards Edited May 5, 2018 by johncat1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncat1 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 The late King had a more scientific approach Cloud seeding from aircraft, usually at the beginning of a rainy season so it couldn't really fail 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, johncat1 said: The late King had a more scientific approach Cloud seeding from aircraft, usually at the beginning of a rainy season so it couldn't really fail to be honest the idea of cloud seeding has been around since the end of the nineteenth century and the theory turned in practice in the 1940's in, i believe, the usa. thailand has merely been implementing existing and proven scientific discovery and practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 So that’s how they seed clouds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbash Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I have seen similar effigies at temples.( and worse ) Which shows you how a lot of sexual deviant monks think and act ..... Sick load of perverted Bar-stewards Much better to have pure thoughts while kneeling in front of a dead guy nailed to a couple chunks of wood?Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) But like most religions and superstitions, it works 50% of the time. If it happens to rain, and it will, eventually, the gods get the credit and the nonsense ritual is reinforced. If it doesn't rain, they complain to PM Prayuth, who then blames it on Thaksin. Edited May 5, 2018 by 55Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 That's what you get when people in a society attended school just 2 days a week for 4 years, but only in classes teaching chanting and hand clapping. This Thailand 4.0 is a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, samsensam said: to be honest the idea of cloud seeding has been around since the end of the nineteenth century and the theory turned in practice in the 1940's in, i believe, the usa. thailand has merely been implementing existing and proven scientific discovery and practice. That they did, BUT The late King improved this by developing a double layered approach in which he took out a Patent on I learnt this from a thread on here that he also took out another 17 Patents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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