Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/18/10

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
Length: 01:30

WE GIVE THEM RICE THEY DO NOT EAT... Read the full description.

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Playing: Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/18/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk

Br_logo_small We give them rice
They do not eat
The rice they trample
With their feet.

This is a riddle about the tradition of throwing rice at a bride and groom. Our friends Ted and Nattaya got married last Saturday. When I told them the riddle, Nattaya -- who is from Thailand -- looked rather bewildered. It turns out that although she owns a rice field back in Chang Rai, newlyweds in Thailand aren't showered with rice and good wishes as they depart. Instead, each guest ties a colorful string bracelet on the bride and groom's wrists and speaks a blessing. Our friends had the most vibrantly festooned forearms by the end of their wedding day.

NEW RIDDLE:
Once a light house
Shone on sand
Guided monarchs
Distant land.
(answer: see 12/25/10 piece)

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Piece Description

We give them rice
They do not eat
The rice they trample
With their feet.

This is a riddle about the tradition of throwing rice at a bride and groom. Our friends Ted and Nattaya got married last Saturday. When I told them the riddle, Nattaya -- who is from Thailand -- looked rather bewildered. It turns out that although she owns a rice field back in Chang Rai, newlyweds in Thailand aren't showered with rice and good wishes as they depart. Instead, each guest ties a colorful string bracelet on the bride and groom's wrists and speaks a blessing. Our friends had the most vibrantly festooned forearms by the end of their wedding day.

NEW RIDDLE:
Once a light house
Shone on sand
Guided monarchs
Distant land.
(answer: see 12/25/10 piece)