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Boats in Thailand, especially wooden Thai boats have their prows adorned with colored ribbons, sashes and or garlands of flowers, the reason for this is Thai people are very superstitious and believe that there are many spirits and deities watching over them, if the spirits and deities are not treated with due respect then the protection or reward expected may not be forthcoming. The decoration on the prow of Thai boats is to pay respect to “Mae Yanang”, it is said that Mae Yanang is a female spirit which resides in the body of the boat, it is also said that Mae Yanang is the Goddess of travel, by paying respect to Mae Yanang passengers on a boat can expect her protection and be assured a safe journey.
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