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Sunday 14th May, 2006 at 23:53:20| Words: 149 words | Category: Thai Festivals
A group of Buddhist monks and a civilian look as a rocket, not seen, is launched in the air during the Rocket Festival in Yasothorn province, northeastern Thailand Sunday, May 14, 2006. The festival held as a rite for rains and fertility before the rice planting season, the celebrations will induce the gods to bless the land with in-season rain and plentiful crops. The winning rocket is the one that stays the longest in the air. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
A homemade rocket goes high in the sky after being launched during the Rocket Festival in Yasothorn province, northeastern Thailand Sunday, May 14, 2006. The festival held as a rite for rains and fertility before the rice planting season, the celebrations will induce the gods to bless the land with in-season rain and plentiful crops. The winning rocket is the one that stays the longest in the air. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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