webfact Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Parched Isaan village opts for politically correct ‘cat parade’ By Prasit Tangprasert The Nation There’s a cat in an Isaan village that got a break this past weekend as concerns over possible animal cruelty prompted the organisers of a “cat parade” to switch to a teddy bear instead. The traditional rainmaking ritual took place in Nong Ma, a village in Tambon Makha in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Noen Sung district. The three-day ceremony ended on Monday with every village cat safe from harm or humiliation. Days without rain had left rice crops withering, with some farmers blaming the setback on climate change but others insisting that the gods were frowning on Nong Ma. The ancient rite of parading a live female cat in a cage around the village was suggested. The tradition calls for residents to splash water on it as the cage is carried past, the reasoning being that every mewl of protest from the cat would be a plea for rain clouds to appear. These are modern times, though, and some felt there was no need to “torture” a live animal. A stuffed teddy bear suited the purpose instead, though at press time its silent protests had still produced no rain. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30353614 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-09-03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted September 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, webfact said: A stuffed teddy bear suited the purpose instead, though at press time its silent protests had still produced no rain. A wet teddy bear doesn't have the same effect as a wet cat. Edited September 3, 2018 by metisdead Corrected the term for cat. 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 This IS the 21st Century, correct? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, Darcula said: A wet teddy bear doesn't have the same effect as a wet cat. These days there are folks that would disagree with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Some still insist stupidity should be painful. Can anyone imagine the noise of 24/7 screams in Isaan villages? But finally I learned what a "politically correct parade" tolerated by the 'government' looks like. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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