The handlers dressed in traditional clothes, together with sacred oxen decorated in red, are ploughing the field in front of the Royal Palace in Bangkok. The seeds are scattered, and it's a good sign if you get at least one, since it will bring you good luck and prosperity.
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Royal Ploughing Ceremony 2023
The ceremony marks the start of the rice growing season with sacred oxen that plough the field across the Royal Palace
Last updated: by Eleonora Provozin
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