Word: lustral
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...astrologically auspicious moment for their marriage ceremony-8:39 a.m.-Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, 24, and his first cousin, Somsawali Kittiyakorn, 19, rolled up to the palace in a procession led by two yellow Rolls-Royces. Following Thai tradition, the ceremony included prayers to Buddha and the pouring of lustral water on the heads of the young cousins by the groom's grandmother. After the rites were concluded, the bride's father added a Western touch to the event. He gave the prince a 1936 car adorned with strings of tin cans and a sign saying JUST MARRIED...
...year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 38, a white elephant was born in Thailand, thus assuring the kingdom of doubly good fortune. And so, in the traditional three-hour ceremonies at Chiangmai, King Bhumibol welcomed the albino baby. Buddhist and Brahman priests chanted blessings; the King poured lustral water, presented golden robes to the tyke, and then stuffed its mouth with sugar-cane stalks inscribed with the lucky beast's name, Phisanuphan (meaning "auspicious royal elephant"). That last touch is crucial, since without it, a white elephant soon forgets what he's called...
...Chiengmai stately priests flung garlands upon the baby elephant, poured lustral water on its quivering trunk and performed the complicated mystic rite of "Tarn Kwan." From Bangkok experts set out to confirm that the elephant was indeed a "true white" and therefore sacred. Siamese offered prayers of thanksgiving...
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