Thai folk baby gender tests
In Thailand, families waiting for a baby sometimes play two old chance games: tossing a leaf, or counting a handful of uncooked rice. They are a bit of fun and a talking point, not a prediction: each result is pure chance, roughly 50/50, just like nature.
For fun only. These games cannot tell a baby's sex. Only medical tests can, and every baby is welcome whatever the result.
1. The leaf toss
Calm your mind and make a wish for an honest answer, then toss the leaf. Face down is read as a boy, face up as a girl.
2. A handful of rice
Make a wish, take a handful of uncooked rice and count the grains. An odd number is read as a boy, an even number as a girl. Here the handful is between 1 and 100 grains.
Questions
- Can I try again? Yes, though by tradition you ask once, with a settled mind.
- Is it accurate? No. Each game is a random draw with about even odds; it is a family game, not a test.
- Is anything stored? No. Nothing about you is collected.
Translated and combined from two Thai pages: leaf-toss and rice-grain baby gender tests.