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Phosop ((タイ語:โพสพ)) or Phaisop ((タイ語:ไพสพ)) is the rice goddess of the Thai people.〔(Pairin Jotisakulratana, ''Mae Po sop: The Rice Mother of Thailand'' )〕 She is a deity more related to ancient Thai folklore than a goddess of a structured, mainstream religion.〔(On the Role of Food Habits in the Context of the Identity and Cultural Heritage of South and South East Asia )〕 She is also known as ''Mae Khwan Khao'' ((タイ語:แม่ขวัญข้าว);〔ชนชาติไทในนิทาน : แลลอดแว่นคติชนและวรรณกรรมพื้นบ้าน / ศิราพร ณ ถลาง กรุงเทพฯ : มติชน, 2545〕 "Mother of Rice Prosperity"). ==Background== Ritual offerings (เฉลว ''chaleo'' ) are made to propitiate the Rice Goddess during the different steps of rice production. Villagers believe that Phosop ensures everyone has enough to eat.〔(Rice Hoarding Affect Supplies in Thailand )〕 In modern Thailand, paying homage to Phosop by rice farmers had been declining in recent times, but Queen Sirikit gave royal patronage to this ancient custom of Thai folklore in August 2008.〔( Thailand revives worship of Rice Goddess - The China Post )〕 These traditional celebrations related to rice and its cultivation stages have a deep traditional significance in order to ensure that farmers will have good harvests.〔(Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya; Farming Custom )〕 Every year the Royal Ploughing Ceremony takes place in Thailand. At the end of it people scramble to collect the seeds from the furrows in order to increase their luck.〔(Rice Goddesses of Southeast Asia )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phosop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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