Doraemon was locked in a cage, praying for rain, the Thai people said the reason for the shock?

In the midst of a prolonged drought in Thailand, people in three villages in Nakhon Sawan province held a traditional rain prayer ceremony, which included taking a "cat" on a parade.

But during the ritual that took place at the end of April, instead of using real cats for the procession, villagers in Nakhon Sawan used a stuffed animal in the shape of Doraemon. Doraemon - an earless robot cat with the ability to travel through time - is a popular manga and anime character in Japan.

The image of Thai people carrying Doraemon in cages has attracted attention on Twitter after being posted by Tarin Clanuwat - a researcher with a PhD in Japanese Literature at Waseda University.

Clanuwat's post received more than 16.2 million views, 219,000 likes, and more than 39,000 retweets. Thai sources said the ceremony is also known as the Hae Nang Maew (Cat Parade), a custom of Thai farmers.

Thais believe that taking cats - an animal that does not like water - to parade will be an appeal to the rain gods to give rain for a good harvest. Traditionally, the meow of a cat in a procession is considered a harbinger of impending rain. In the video shared, villagers dressed in glittering parade costumes, carrying a cage containing stuffed Doraemon cats and walking around the village for people to splash water on it.

Because cats are inherently water-disliked, when splashing water on it, it will meow "meow" like a call to rain, attracting the gods. For Thai people, they believe that cats are animals with mystical and sacred powers when used in rituals, especially rain prayers, they will help entice the rain gods to bring a good harvest.

Not only is Doraemon the center of the rain prayer ceremony, but it has also become a beloved symbol in Thailand, even appearing at temples and temples in this country. Some netizens commented on Dr. Clanuwat's post, noting that the procession of stuffed cats will help ensure the essence of the ceremony without putting a real cat in danger. "They are very wise to use robot cats from the future, Doraemon has a treasure, so there will be rain soon", "Oh so cute", "Doraemon has now become a rain god"... - some viewers commented humorously.

Thailand has been facing a scorching heat wave throughout April, with more than 30 districts across 77 provinces suffering from record temperatures. According to data from the Meteorological Department of Thailand, temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius in 26 provinces in April.

Most netizens praised the creativity and humanity of the people, when they inherited traditional values but were still humane, not treating animals. According to Time, Hae Nang Maew is a ritual familiar to Thai farmers, which has a tradition dating back hundreds of years.

At a sacred temple in PhraNakhon Sri Ayutthaya district (Thailand), a large number of Doraemon toys are placed as offerings here. Of course, tourists are surprised to see this image.

According to the Bangkok Post, because the temple is so sacred in praying to children, it is believed that those prayers will be answered if toys or children's clothes are offered as offerings.

Because Doremon is very popular with Thai children, many people have placed stuffed animals as offerings. That's why the front of the entrance of the shrine is filled with Doremon stuffed toys of various sizes.

According to Time, earlier in 2019, the people of Phrae Province (Thailand) chose the cute cat Kitty to make a rain ball, the photos of the parade of the cat lady Kitty quickly received attention on social networks.

The Doremon robot cat created by the famous Japanese manga artist - Mr. Fujiko A. Fujio has caused a great resonance and is attached to the childhood of millions of viewers around the world. Born more than 50 years ago, Doraemon's influence has gone beyond a children's comic book to become a symbol of Japanese pop culture.

The idea of the robot cat character Doraemon comes from the intimate details of life. During one of the topics, artist Hiroshi Fujimoto came up with the idea of combining a cat and his daughter's flipping toy. From these 2 images, he has built a robot cat character with a cute appearance, close to children.

It can be said that Doraemon is the result of the author's life experiences through the lens. Previously, artist Hiroshi Fujimoto published the series "Q-taro" with the content revolving around the story of a ghost who lives in harmony with humans.

Repeating a plot a second time and exploiting in a pure, rustic direction, the author of Doraemon published the first book about the robot cat in 1969.

At that time, the movie about the robot cat who is afraid of mice became a phenomenon throughout Japan. During the next 20 years, episodes about Doraemon were produced and broadcast continuously.

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