Two pairs of sacred oxen have been selected for the Ploughing Ceremony

[webfact]

Picture courtesy: Manager online

 

Two sacred oxen, Por and Piang, have been chosen for this year’s Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang, Bangkok.

 

Underlining their importance, two reserves, Perm and Pool, are also ready. All four were chosen using traditional selection factors like color, shape, size, leg strength, tail length, and overall appearance. 

 

Por and Piang were donated to the Livestock Development Department by Somchai Damtamis and Arkhom Wattanakul as a tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Ploughing Ceremony, presided over by His Majesty the King, marks the beginning of Thailand’s rice-growing season.

 

In the ceremony, the sacred oxen are harnessed to a wooden plough and sow rice seeds on ceremonial grounds as Brahmin court members watch. Later, the oxen are offered different foods. Their choices carry predictions for the upcoming harvest. For instance, if they choose rice or maize, plenty of cereals and fruits are expected. 

 

The ceremony then sees the Lord pick one of three pieces of different-length cloth. The shortest predicts abundant highland rainfall and rice, medium suggests average rainfall with ample fruits and meat, while the longest suggests plentiful lowland rice despite little rainfall.

 

-- 2024-05-10

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[brianthainess]

Hocus Pocus. 

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

The ceremony then sees the Lord pick one of three pieces of different-length cloth.

What ? does a hand come down from up high ?

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The ceremony then sees the Lord pick one of three pieces of different-length cloth.

Will Saint Tony the chosen one, preside over this ?

Can anyone explain to me who the Lord is that will be there to chose the cloth ?

[newbee2022]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Picture courtesy: Manager online

 

Two sacred oxen, Por and Piang, have been chosen for this year’s Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang, Bangkok.

 

Underlining their importance, two reserves, Perm and Pool, are also ready. All four were chosen using traditional selection factors like color, shape, size, leg strength, tail length, and overall appearance. 

 

Por and Piang were donated to the Livestock Development Department by Somchai Damtamis and Arkhom Wattanakul as a tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Ploughing Ceremony, presided over by His Majesty the King, marks the beginning of Thailand’s rice-growing season.

 

In the ceremony, the sacred oxen are harnessed to a wooden plough and sow rice seeds on ceremonial grounds as Brahmin court members watch. Later, the oxen are offered different foods. Their choices carry predictions for the upcoming harvest. For instance, if they choose rice or maize, plenty of cereals and fruits are expected. 

 

The ceremony then sees the Lord pick one of three pieces of different-length cloth. The shortest predicts abundant highland rainfall and rice, medium suggests average rainfall with ample fruits and meat, while the longest suggests plentiful lowland rice despite little rainfall.

 

-- 2024-05-10

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Do these oxes have 4 legs or only 2 ????😂

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Underlining their importance, two reserves, Perm and Pool, are also ready. All four were chosen using traditional selection factors like color, shape, size, leg strength, tail length, and overall appearance.

And size of donations.

[Bday Prang]

22 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Por and Piang were donated to the Livestock Development Department by Somchai

Strange , I would have thought they would have been provided by a higher, "celestial authority" what with them being "sacred" and all that, As it appears that higher authority was not available. it was lucky Somchai was able to step in and help them out.   I'm assuming the reserves are necessary in case that the original choice are summoned back to heaven, for whatever reason.

  All very well as a tourist attraction but some here believe in this rubbish, The results could easily be skewed, by giving offering them some of the 10 year old rice which they would probably refuse, or maybe vomit if they did accept it

[cowellandrew]

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Will Saint Tony the chosen one, preside over this ?

Can anyone explain to me who the Lord is that will be there to chose the cloth ?

He his dropping in from Burma!

[Martin71]

31 minutes ago, cowellandrew said:

He his dropping in from Burma!

 

Only if someone has a ouija board.....

[chondan]

I thought they were selected for cabinet reshuffle.

[soalbundy]

I so dislike 'holier than thou' oxen, what did they do to get chosen, offer the monk some ox tail ?

[Srikcir]

"Two pairs of sacred oxen"

Isn't two pairs four oxen versus a pair which is two?

[chickenslegs]

13 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

"Two pairs of sacred oxen"

Isn't two pairs four oxen versus a pair which is two?

Two pairs of shoes is 4 shoes.

[Olmate]

1 minute ago, chickenslegs said:

Two pairs of shoes is 4 shoes.

Which came first, the chicken legs or the egg?? 

[brianthainess]

56 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

"Two pairs of sacred oxen"

Isn't two pairs four oxen versus a pair which is two?

1 pair are reserves, maybe incase they need a second opinion.....

[brianthainess]

Can anyone remember what they chose to eat last year ?

[Martin71]

3 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Can anyone remember what they chose to eat last year ?

 

Pickled Onion Monster Munch...

[cdemundo]

On 5/10/2024 at 4:03 PM, Srikcir said:

"Two pairs of sacred oxen"

Isn't two pairs four oxen versus a pair which is two?

I think it is the benchwarmers that were mentioned that is the second pair.

First alternates or Miss/mister Congeniality oxen.

Perm and Pool.

Edited May 11 by cdemundo