Royal Ploughing Ceremony
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony Preăh Réach Pĭthi Chrát Preăh Neăngkoăl; Sinhala: වප් මඟුල් Vap Magula; Thai: พระราชพิธีจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan), also known as The Ploughing Festival, is an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional beginning of the rice growing season. The royal ploughing ceremony, called Lehtun Mingala (လယ်ထွန်မင်္ဂလာ, pronounced [lɛ̀tʰʊ̀ɰ̃ mɪ̀ɰ̃ɡəlà]) or Mingala Ledaw (မင်္ဂလာလယ်တော်), was also practiced in pre-colonial Burma until 1885 when the monarchy was abolished.
| Royal Ploughing Ceremony | |
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Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand (2019) | |
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| Also called | The Ploughing Festival Farmer's Day |
| Observed by | Cambodians, Sri Lankans, and Thais |
| Type | National in the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand Regional festival in Sri Lanka |
| Significance | Marks the beginning of the rice growing season |
| Observances | Ploughing |
| Date | Hora determination (Thailand) 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon (Cambodia) |
| 2023 date | 8 May (Cambodia) |
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