Thursday, 23 July 2009

Naked girls plough fields in India for rain

Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields naked (read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idINDEL67952820090723)

I'm not a great fan of local customs and traditions at the best of times, and this one, like many, comes across as plain silly. I'm pretty sure some of you will disagree, though.

My question would be whether the daughters really were "asked", or there was some kind of insistence involved.

And another question of course would be if the believers keep their eyes on the skies for rain, or get distracted...

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