Significance of rice and limes on one's lawn

March 9, 2009 2:46 PM

I went for a walk this morning and saw two small piles of white rice with red sauce or dye on top encircled by lime slices on both corners of my neighbor's lawn. What was this for?
posted by easy_being_green to society & culture (3 comments total)

Could it be a rice offering?
posted by peggynature at 2:52 PM on March 9

Could it be a form of the Bali rice ritual called "penampeh," which I believe is a kind of ceremonial insect extermination?
posted by pineapple at 2:57 PM on March 9

If they're from Southeast Asia (Indonesia, predominantly), it could be an offering.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:54 PM on March 9