Thais Seek a Little Magic Help to Ward Off Devastating Floods – WSJ, September 27, 2012
[Thanks to Don for pointing this out.]
…Recently, hundreds of residents gathered at Wat Sawang Arom in Nakorn Pathom province, 40 kilometers west of Bangkok, to receive talismans that they believe have divine power to protect them and their belongings from flooding. The temple has been handing out talismans – pieces of white cloth filled with cabalistic writing – for free periodically since August as the annual rainy season arrived…
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Not to mention about the superstitious practice of asking virgin girls/ladies to plant the lemongrass as the way to deal with the looming flood.