In central Thailand, in times of severe drought you will find this special sort of ceremony. It involves villagers parading a female cat around the village in a basket and singing. As they pass each house, people splash water at the cat. Why? Because it is believed that a “crying” cat can bring rain and hence create a fertile rice crop. Well, we’ve had bulls and cats, what about rockets? - See more at: http://uk.blog.tourismthailand.co.uk/2013/05/02/rice-rain-rockets-thailand-celebrates-the-green-season/#sthash.BL0HzV8I.dpuf