00:00If you walk into any shop in Thailand, you will find her.
00:04Who is she? And why is she everywhere?
00:08That is Nang Kwak, a fortune goddess in Thai Buddhist belief,
00:12placed at the cashiers in most Thai restaurants and stores to bring prosperity.
00:17She is easily recognized by the traditional shoot Thai attire.
00:22The figure is in a sitting position, right hand raised with the palm curved
00:27and facing downwards to call upon luck, fortune and wealth to the household and store.
00:34Japan has a lucky cat, but in Thailand, we have the lucky lady.
00:39And interestingly, both icons emerged around the same period.
00:44While Japan's Maneki Neko first popped up at the Gotokuchi Temple around 1852,
00:51Thailand's Nang Kwak statue also became widely seen during the reign of King Rama IV,
00:58an era of major economy boom for Thailand after the Boring Treaty.
01:03Who knows? Next time when you enter a shop, you might already be under their mysterious attraction.
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