Cambodian Groundhog Day?

Well, it took me a long time to find out what "Royal Plowing Day" was, but finally, I was able to get someone to give me a cogent explanation... to summarize before I explain, it is the Cambodian version of Groundhog Day... I guess what they do is let a cow graze around in front of the Royal Palace, and someone has set out baskets of rice, corn, water, wine and a few other things... depending on the ones that the cow gives most attention to, they will be blessed as a country... for example, if the cow eats a lot of rice, then there will be a good rice crop the next year... if the cow drinks a lot of water, there will be a lot of rain in the next year... I guess that last year, they had an inexperienced cow, and it nibbled at the rice, slurped a little bit of water, and then ran away because it was afraid of the crowds that came to watch... so, that predicted that there would not be a good rice crop and that there would not be much rain this year... well, it has rained in buckets... so, as with his counterparts Punxsutawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck, the Royal Plowing Ceremony (and all superstitions) are just to show us how foolish we really can be when we stop believing that Jesus is in charge of the world...