Agenda: Thailand celebrates the Vegetarian Festival 2023
Thailand is preparing to celebrate the 2023 Vegetarian Festival, an event deeply rooted in Chinese culture and enthusiastically embraced across the country. From October 15 to 23, cities and towns will transform into centers of spiritual cleansing, with residents and visitors abandoning the meat and focusing on health, happiness and prosperity. From Bangkok to Trang, this is one celebration you won't want to miss.
In Pattaya, the vegetarian festival in the Sawang Boriboon Dhamma Sathan Rescue Foundation starts tomorrow and will last until October 5.
Agenda: Phuket vegetarian festival from October 17 to 25
The world-famous Phuket vegetarian festival will continue this year despite the corona crisis. The organization has given a guarantee that the requirement of social distancing is strictly enforced and that all participants are required to wear a face mask.
Lung addie saw already last week that something was afoot. The clothesline here was full of white clothes. It happens more often that our Mae Baan empties the wardrobes and gives everything that hangs or lies in them an extra wash. But now it was only white clothes and that must have something to do with Buddha.
Agenda: The vegetarian festival on Phuket
From October 20, the vegetarian festival will be celebrated for a week by the Thai-Chinese communities in Thailand. This means abstaining from meat, alcohol and sex for a week. This puts their faith to the test. In the Netherlands, this could be compared to Lent after Carnival.
Agenda: Vegetarian festival and other festivities in Pattaya
On Friday 30 September, the traditional “Vegetarian Festival” will start again. Preparations in Pattaya are already in full swing. Many street stalls are being built and traffic will now have to take this into account in various places.
Bizarre photos from the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Besides a nine-day diet without meat, things are pretty painful in Phuket. During the procession, followers of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine have themselves pierced with knives, pistols and swords and pierce needles through their skin or perform other painful actions.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival Parade 2014 (video)
The annual 'Vegetarian Festival' will be held in Phuket from September 23 to October 2, 2014. This nine-day festival is world famous for its sometimes bizarre ceremonies designed to invoke the gods; there are various parades and manifestations.
Events & Festivals 2014 Thailand
There are numerous festivals and special events throughout the year in Thailand. Sometimes they are nationwide celebrations such as Songkran and Loy Krathong), but there are also events that focus on a city or province.
The Vegetarian Festival 2010 in Phuket (video)
The 'Vegetarian Festival' will be held in Phuket from October 8 to 16. This nine-day event is world famous for its ceremonies to invoke the gods. For example, there is a procession of men and women that is quite gruesome and bizarre.