09/14/2009
In Pursat, Cambodia, a calf with snakelike skin was born on the same day that the drought-hit village received heavy rains. The villagers believed that because of this, the calf had mystical powers and was a god.
Hundreds of villagers came to the remote location to light incense and pray to the calf. They collected its saliva because it was believed to have magical healing powers. The large number of visitors is said to have panicked the calf's mother.
The panicked mother could no longer produce milk, and the calf died three days after birth. Upon the death of the calf, hundreds of impoverished Cambodians held a three-day memorial ceremony where they prayed for the rebirth of the cow.
Source: www.phnompenhpost.com
In Pursat, Cambodia, a calf with snakelike skin was born on the same day that the drought-hit village received heavy rains. The villagers believed that because of this, the calf had mystical powers and was a god.
Hundreds of villagers came to the remote location to light incense and pray to the calf. They collected its saliva because it was believed to have magical healing powers. The large number of visitors is said to have panicked the calf's mother.
The panicked mother could no longer produce milk, and the calf died three days after birth. Upon the death of the calf, hundreds of impoverished Cambodians held a three-day memorial ceremony where they prayed for the rebirth of the cow.
Source: www.phnompenhpost.com
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