PHUKET: The raising of the go teng lantern poles took place at Phuket's Chinese shrines and temples at 5.09pm today, marking the eve of the nine-day Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Adherents dress in white and give up meat, alcohol and sex in the annual process of purification and renewal.
Several major roads in Phuket City especially become temporary home to vast numbers of vegetarian food stalls.
Many conventional restaurants in Phuket City especially convert to selling vegetarian food for the period of the festival.
About 2000 people attended the raising of the go teng lantern pole at the Jui Tui temple in Phuket City today.
Among the VIPs who looked on were Privy Counsellor Air Chief Marshal Chalit Puksasuk and Phuket's new Governor, Maitree Inthusud.
Parades and Places to Beat the Traffic
LEARN where the parades are each day to go to watch or to avoid Phuket traffic hassles.
http://www.phuketvegetarian.com/phuketvegetarian2012_en.pdf/
Adherents dress in white and give up meat, alcohol and sex in the annual process of purification and renewal.
Several major roads in Phuket City especially become temporary home to vast numbers of vegetarian food stalls.
Many conventional restaurants in Phuket City especially convert to selling vegetarian food for the period of the festival.
About 2000 people attended the raising of the go teng lantern pole at the Jui Tui temple in Phuket City today.
Among the VIPs who looked on were Privy Counsellor Air Chief Marshal Chalit Puksasuk and Phuket's new Governor, Maitree Inthusud.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival, Day By Day
Parades and Places to Beat the Traffic
LEARN where the parades are each day to go to watch or to avoid Phuket traffic hassles.
http://www.phuketvegetarian.com/phuketvegetarian2012_en.pdf/
