When It Rains...
It has inspired writers,, pepped up poets to write reams and has made songwriters put pen to paper. Look at the rains beyond the monsoon for all the fun
Rain Festivals in India
Throw a stone in India and you will probably hit
someone dancing at some random festival. So, can monsoon be far behind
Teej
Where: North India, especially Rajasthan and Bihar
When: Late July The Haritalika Teej is a fasting
festival for Hindu married women. Women get together, dress up and then swing,
umm... on jhoolas. It’s the quintessential monsoon festival
Adiperukku
Where: Tamil Nadu
When: Mid July-August
Celebrated by women, the festival pays tribute to water’s life-sustaining properties. It’s always celebrated near river basins, water tanks, lakes and wells
Dree
Where: Arunachal Pradesh
When: July 5 Celebrated every year at Nenchaleya by
the Apatani tribes to propitiate the Dree god to protect the crops from pests
and diseases
Minjar
Where: Himachal Pradesh
When: July-August
Celebrated in Chamba, this seven-daylong affair is a thanksgiving ceremony to the god of rain and a prayer for good harvest
Behdienkhlam
Where: Meghalaya
When: July Pnar tribe celebrates this monsoon
festival where young men make a symbolic gesture of driving away the evil
spirit The North East has more monsoon festivals like Tuluni (Nagaland),
Kharchi Puja (Tripura) & Mim Kut (Mizoram)
Thailand
Cat Procession
Central region of Thailand parades a female cat to pray for rain
Rocket Festival
North-easterners pray to rain gods by launching bamboo rockets
Phi Ta Khon
Three-day Buddhist festival is an old tradition in Dan Sai County
Cat Procession
Central region of Thailand parades a female cat to pray for rain
Rocket Festival
North-easterners pray to rain gods by launching bamboo rockets
Phi Ta Khon
Three-day Buddhist festival is an old tradition in Dan Sai County
Vietnam
Rain Festival of the Muong
In the fourth lunar month, Don and Chuong hamlets hold a prayingfor-rain ceremony where the chief of hamlet lays the feast tray. The two arrange their troops to perform mock battle and pray for rain
Rain Festival of the Muong
In the fourth lunar month, Don and Chuong hamlets hold a prayingfor-rain ceremony where the chief of hamlet lays the feast tray. The two arrange their troops to perform mock battle and pray for rain
It’s Raining Myths
Here’s splash of rain-related superstitions
On a rainy day a golfer must start the round with odd numbered clubs and not use golf balls numbered higher than four
If a donkey doesn’t stop braying and twitching its ears, it’s an omen that rain is on its way
Native American myth ‘Why it Rains’ tells the tale of Morning Dove and how the hatred and greed of warring tribes broke the hearts of the gods and manifested in tears of rain
The Balinese believe that when light rain falls during a religious ceremony, it indicates good luck. When rain falls in broad daylight without any cloud in the sky, it indicates a wedding of supernatural beings
Balinese also believe that lightning strikes because it’s destined to chase a stone called manik, which keeps shifting. To avoid a lightning strike, they throw a metal on the yard, preferably a knife In 2009, Reuters reported that farmers in Bihar asked unmarried girls to plough the fields naked to embarrass the weather gods to bring some rain
It’s believed that if rain falls on a funeral procession, the deceased will go to heaven. But rain in an open grave means someone in the family will die within the year
In Argentina, to avoid rain on your wedding day you can stick a knife in the ground. Or sprinkle salt in the shape of a cross in the yard or bury an egg
Cats can forecast weather: by clawing at carpets, they predict wind and by busily washing their ears, they predict rain. The Welsh believe it rains when the pupil of a cat’s eye broadens. Keep an eye on it!
Not just cats, all animals can apparently predict rain. If bees fly home and do not return or if horses are restless and shake their heads a lot or owls hoot more at night, it means rain is on its way
Here’s splash of rain-related superstitions
On a rainy day a golfer must start the round with odd numbered clubs and not use golf balls numbered higher than four
If a donkey doesn’t stop braying and twitching its ears, it’s an omen that rain is on its way
Native American myth ‘Why it Rains’ tells the tale of Morning Dove and how the hatred and greed of warring tribes broke the hearts of the gods and manifested in tears of rain
The Balinese believe that when light rain falls during a religious ceremony, it indicates good luck. When rain falls in broad daylight without any cloud in the sky, it indicates a wedding of supernatural beings
Balinese also believe that lightning strikes because it’s destined to chase a stone called manik, which keeps shifting. To avoid a lightning strike, they throw a metal on the yard, preferably a knife In 2009, Reuters reported that farmers in Bihar asked unmarried girls to plough the fields naked to embarrass the weather gods to bring some rain
It’s believed that if rain falls on a funeral procession, the deceased will go to heaven. But rain in an open grave means someone in the family will die within the year
In Argentina, to avoid rain on your wedding day you can stick a knife in the ground. Or sprinkle salt in the shape of a cross in the yard or bury an egg
Cats can forecast weather: by clawing at carpets, they predict wind and by busily washing their ears, they predict rain. The Welsh believe it rains when the pupil of a cat’s eye broadens. Keep an eye on it!
Not just cats, all animals can apparently predict rain. If bees fly home and do not return or if horses are restless and shake their heads a lot or owls hoot more at night, it means rain is on its way
Rain at Random Fun facts about the rain
Raining Cats and Dogs
The phrase was said to have originated in the 1500s, when during heavy rain cats and dogs nestling on the thatched roofs would fall down
Smells Like Rain
That typical rain scent is petrichor, an oil produced by plants, then absorbed by rocks and soil. It’s later released during rainfall
Shakespeare & Showers
The rainstorm in K i n g Lear marked the high point of Lear’s madness. Throughout the whole of The Tempest, rain is seen as a negative thing, a sign of trouble
Rain as Currency
In Botswana, people greet each other by saying “Pula” literally meaning “Rain”. And their official currency, no prizes for guessing, is called “Pula”
Raining Cats and Dogs
The phrase was said to have originated in the 1500s, when during heavy rain cats and dogs nestling on the thatched roofs would fall down
Smells Like Rain
That typical rain scent is petrichor, an oil produced by plants, then absorbed by rocks and soil. It’s later released during rainfall
Shakespeare & Showers
The rainstorm in K i n g Lear marked the high point of Lear’s madness. Throughout the whole of The Tempest, rain is seen as a negative thing, a sign of trouble
Rain as Currency
In Botswana, people greet each other by saying “Pula” literally meaning “Rain”. And their official currency, no prizes for guessing, is called “Pula”
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