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Phuket Vegetarian Festival

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The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetarian festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making. Sacred rituals are performed at various Chinese shrines and temples and aesthetic displays such as walking barefooted over hot coals and ascending ladders with bladed rungs are performed by entranced devotees known as "Ma Song".

Vegetarian Festival Parades & Scenes

10 RULES FOR THE VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL

  • Clean your body during the festival
  • Clean kitchen utensils and to use them seperately from others not used during the festival
  • Wear white during the festival period
  • Behave physically and mentally
  • No eating meat
  • No sex
  • No alcoholic drinks
  • People in mourning should not attend the festival
  • Pregnant women should not watch any ritual
  • Women having their period should not attend any rituals

September 26th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 17.00 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 24.00 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 17.09 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 23.09 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 17.00 Warriors Propitiation & Lantern Pole Raising
  • 22.00 Jade Emperor
  • 23.00 Nine Emperor Gods Propitation at Saphan Hin

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 16.00 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 24.00 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 17.45 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 24.00 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation (Yog Ong Song Tae & Kiu Ong Tai Tae)

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 17.00 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 24.00 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 16.59 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 21.09 Jade Emperor Propitiation
  • 23.00 Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation at Surin Beach

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 17.00 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 22.30 Jade Emperor Propitiation
  • 24.00 Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 17.45 Lantern Pole Raising
  • 24.00 Jade Emperor & Nine Emperor Gods Propitiation

September 27
The First Day of the Festival

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 12.00 / 19.00 Worship of Gods

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

    • SAPAM SHRINE
  • 17.45 Birth-Death Gods Propitition at Saphanhin

September 28th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods and Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival.

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship and Propitiation of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 17.00 Worship of Gods

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

September 29th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods
  • 16.00 Warriors Propitiation
  • 16.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 19.30 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 19.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.45 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 17.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.30 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 15.30 Blessing Bang Tao Village
  • 19.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 15.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Birth-Death Gods Propitiation at Koh Sirey Beach

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 07.00 Street Procession in Phuket town
  • 15.45 Food Offering to Warriors

September 30th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods and Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 07.19 Street Procession in Phuket Town
  • 12.00 Worship of Gods
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 12.00 / 19.30 Worship of Gods

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 15.30 Blessing Manik and Cherng Thalay Villages
  • 19.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 07.30 Worship of Gods
  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

October 1st

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 / 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Worship of Gods
  • 24.00 Propitiation of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 07.30 Street Procession in Phuket Town

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.09 Propitiation of Seven Stars
  • 23.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 07.30 Worship of Gods
  • 20.00 Worship of Gods

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 19.00 Street Procession in Sapam Village

October 2nd

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 Worship of Gods
  • 16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.09 Fire Walking at Saphan Hin

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town
  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 19.00 Worship of Gods
  • 21.00 Fire Walking

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 17.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 07.30 Street Procession in Thalang District
  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 19.30 Worship of Gods
  • 21.30 Random Selection to Find Servants to Priests in the Next Vegetarian Festival

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 07.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 15.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 21.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

October 3rd

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 Worship of Gods
  • 16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods
  • 19.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 08.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town
  • 21.09 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Bladed-Ladder Climbing

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods
  • 20.00 Bladed - Ladder Climbing

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 19.00 Worship of Gods
  • 21.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars
  • 20.45 Oil Bathing, Tying Children's Wrist

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 19.59 Bladed-Ladder Climbing
  • 23.00 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 20.00 Propitiation of Seven Stars
  • 20.00 Nail Bridge Crossing
  • Oil Bathing

October 4th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 Worship of Gods
  • 07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town
  • 12.00 Worship of Gods
  • 16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 20.09 Bridge Crossing for Purification

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine
  • 22.00 Random Selection to Find Priests' Servants for the Next Vegetarian Festival

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 20.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 24.00 Propitiation of Gods

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods
  • 20.00 Fire Walking at Shrine

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 18.30 Street Procession in Thalang District

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.09 Fire Walking at Shrine
  • 21.30 Worship of Gods

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town (join with Kathu Shrine's Procession)

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • Worship of Gods

October 5th

    KATHU SHRINE

  • 05.00 Worship of Gods
  • 09.30 Random Selection to Find Priests' Servants for Next Vegetarian Festival
  • 15.00 Fire Walking at Shrine
  • 16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Worship of Gods
  • 19.30 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 24.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods and Birth-Death Gods Farewell

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 23.09 Siva Farewell
  • 23.45 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Saphanhin

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 22.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

    • SUI BOON TONG SHRINE

  • 07.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town
  • 20.00 Worship of Gods
  • 21.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 24.00 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 19.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 23.09 Siva Farewell
  • 24.00 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Saphanhin

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 17.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification and Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Nai Yang Beach

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 05.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 18.30 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 21.30 Siva Farewell
  • 22.09 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Surin Beach

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 07.30 Worship of Gods
  • 15.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 20.00 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 22.30 Siva Farewell
  • 24.00 Nine Emperor Gods Farewell at Koh Sirey Beach

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 19.45 Bridge Crossing for Purification
  • 22.45 Siva & Nine Emperor Gods Farewell

October 6th

    KATHU SHRINE
  • 17.00 Lantern Pole Lowering
  • 17.30 Warriors Farewell

    • JUI TUI SHRINE

  • 17.09 Lantern Pole Lowering

    • BANG NEOW SHRINE

  • 15.00 Food Offering to Warriors and Lantern Pole Lowering

    • SAMKONG SHRINE

  • 17.09 Lantern Pole Lowering

    • BAN THA RUE SHRINE

  • 16.45 Lantern Pole Lowering

    • CHERNG THALAY SHRINE

  • 16.30 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 17.00 Lantern Pole Lowering

    • YOKKEKENG SHRINE

  • 16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 16.00 Lantern Pole Lowering

    • SAPAM SHRINE

  • 15.45 Food Offering to Warriors
  • 15.45 Lantern Pole Lowering

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