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The actual
vegetarian festival
southern Thailand
where the action is on centers mainly
around Phuket Town and last from the first to the ninth day of the
ninth lunar month. Especially bizarre considering what kind of
materials the devotees (called -the soldier of god) push through
their skin on different parts of the body, primarily around the
mouth region.
The Taoist Celebration of the
vegetarian festival southern Thailand is done in all Chinese temples in Phuket and
also is celebrated by Thais who are not necessarily of Chinese
origin or within the Taoist philosophy.
No one really knows when all this started but some say it was during
the time when Thalang Governor Jerm did his duty in 1825. At that
time many Chinese migrated to Phuket to work in the newly discovered
tin mines and they brought a Chinese drama group with them. Many of
the group turned vegetarian in the hope to immunize them from
malaria some of them contracted.
The ten basics to consider during the
southern Thailand
vegetarian
festival are:
1. Total cleanliness of the body during the festival.
2. Clean kitchen utensils orderly and use them
separately from other who do not join the festival.
3. Wear white cloth during the festival.
4. Behave in a good way, physically and mentally.
5. Don't eat meat.
6. Abstain from sex.
7. Abstain from alcohol.
8. People at mourning should not attend the festival
9. Pregnant ladies should not watch any ritual.
10. Ladies with menstruation should not attend the festival.
With the time the custom to pierce the body and face and walk
barefoot over hot charcoal came into the festival.
Have some fun at the
vegetarian festival southern Thailand.
Some subjects you can find
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- information on southern Thailand
vegetarian festival, somehow rooted in a Taoist
Celebration, today a rather bizarre event, especially
bizarre considering what kind of materials the devotees
(called -the soldier of god) push through their skin on
different parts of the body, piercing, body piercing,
primarily around the mouth region, Thailand vegetarian
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