The Thai society is predominantly an agrarian one. Rain plays an essential role in the cultivation of rice and other staple crops. Thai farmers believe that rain is a gift from the deities up above. When it fails to fall in the monsoon season, crops suffer from drought. Crop yields are affected, and other related activities are halted. So a ceremony to ask for rain from the deities must be held. These rain-soliciting ceremonies are common, only slightly different in the northern, central and northeastern regions of the country