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Vegetarian Travel: Phuket's Festival Starts September 28

September 17, 2008 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (2)

Calling all meat-haters: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is coming up from September 28 to October 7 and there won't be a beef steak or a deep-fried chicken wing in sight.

The Vegetarian Festival is a special time for some locals, who strictly observe a vegetarian (or for the extremists, vegan) diet to basically cleanse their souls. There are daily processions from various Chinese shrines around Phuket which are colorful and meat-free.

If you want to take part yourself there are a few rules you have to follow: As well as avoiding all meat dishes, you have to wear white, can't drink alcohol, can't have sex and must "behave physically and mentally." While this isn't exactly our idea of Thai holiday fun, there's surely something to be said for a purely vegetarian parade.

Related Stories:
· Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2008 [Official Site]
· Phuket's Vegetarian Festival [Jaunted]
· Thailand Travel Guide [Jaunted]

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Uh, you forgot to mention the part about being put into a trance and ramming ginormous, disgusting objects through your face!
marnabelle on September 17, 2008 at 12:01 PM #Permalink

Weird piercing stuff ...

... nope, I left it out on purpose :-) Just check "phuket vegetarian festival" on Flickr to see all that weird stuff ... I just like the food!
amandak on September 18, 2008 at 6:01 AM #Permalink

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