Thailand's Agriculture Secretary Herapathite Prayurasiddhi (C) leads a pair of white bulls during the annual royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok on May 9, 2016.
Thailand's drought-stricken farmers got a rare bit of good news on May 9, when a pair of sacred bulls predicted that the heavens would finally open during the upcoming rainy season. The bovine prophecy came during the kingdom's much-watched annual royal ploughing ceremony, an ancient rite officially marking the start of the main rice cultivation season. / AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA        (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)