Editorial: Will It Rain? The Water God Will Do the Right Thing
From the [Marysville] Appeal-Democrat:
“When the namesake of your festival is a river god, the weather on parade day can be a tricky sort of issue. Will it rain or not, and does that mean Bok Kai cares about us? …
“But why bother with the dilemma? We can trust Bok Kai to do the right thing — stop the rain long enough for us all to remain dry during Saturday’s festival; or keep on delivering the moisture we so sorely need during this drought. Either decision is justified.”