Traditionally rocket makers who lose bets for poor rocket perfomance get thrown in the mud at the Rocket Festival in Yasothon

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Traditionally rocket makers who lose bets for poor rocket perfomance get thrown in the mud at the Rocket Festival in Yasothon Thailand Sunday May 14 2006 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 the rockets are fired into the sky to signal the heavens to initiate rain and end the dry season

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Location: Yasothon, Thailand
Photo credit: © Roger Arnold / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: asia, bang, boon, buddhist, bun, bung, celebrate, fai, festival, god, harvest, men, mud, rain, rice, ritual, rocket, southeast, thailand