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The Royal Plowing Ceremony (Khmer: ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល or Preah Reach Pithi Chrot Preah Neangkol; Thai: พระราชพิธีพืชมงคล or Phra Ratchaphithi Phuetchamongkhon pronounced [pʰrá râːt.t͡ɕʰā.pʰí.tʰīː pʰɯ̂ːt.t͡ɕʰā.mōŋ.kʰōn]) is an ancient royal rite held in Cambodia and Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season.
