Detail Postcard: Phnom Penh.   Oleh:  Beech, Hannah Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Time Magazine vol. 169 no. 22 (Jun. 2007), page 04. Topik: Cambodia's farmers; Phnom Penh; Royal Plowing Ceremony; cows Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: T7 Non-tandon: 2 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel An insauspicious royal ceremony adds to the gloom of a nation whose new wealth has yet to trickle down to millions still mired in poverty. What the cows foretell. This year, the cows had no good news for Cambodia's farmers. Each year before the planting season begins, all eyes in the capital of Phnom Penh turn to a pair of hungry royal oxen for guidance. Placed before the sacred beasts are seven golden trays bearing, respectively, rice, maize, sesame, beans, rice wine, water and grass. What the cows eat-and don't eat-during the ancient Royal Plowing Ceremony predicts the upcoming year's harvest. Munching on rice is good, a signal of a bountiful crop to come. Forgoing water for rice wine could presage a drought, along with a possible surge in public drunkenness. And so on. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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