Sunday, 22 May 2011

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Cambodia's royal oxen fail to predict rice harvest

  • Sunday, 22 May 2011
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  • PHNOM PENH (AFP) � Cambodia's royal oxen shunned rice grain on Saturday during an ancient ceremony to predict the country's agricultural fortunes -- prompting fears of a poor rice harvest among superstitious farmers. King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the ritual in a park outside the palace where thousands of people watched royal astrologers observing the animals' behaviour. After a symbolic



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