Rocket makers still use bamboo for the rocket tail at the Rocket Festival in Yasothon Thailand

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Rocket makers still use bamboo for the rocket tail at the Rocket Festival in Yasothon Thailand Wednesday May 10 2006 Today most rockets are contructed with PVC instead of traditional bamboo The Festival is called Boon Bung Fai in Thai and marks the start of the rice growing season Rockets are built and fired into the sky to please the god of rain Phaya Tan It is believed if Phaya Tan is pleased he will deliver rains sufficient for a bountiful harvest

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Size: 5198px × 3457px
Location: Yasothon, Thailand
Photo credit: © Roger Arnold / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: asia, bamboo, bang, boon, buddhist, build, bun, bung, fai, festival, god, harvest, rain, rice, ritual, rocket, southeast, thailand