The annual Vegetarian Festival in Thailand (known as the Gin Jay Festival) is now in full swing. It started with the raising of a pole at Chinese temples around the country which signaled the nine gods to come down to earth. In Samut Prakan, the festival... ...full story at Thai Blogs
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| 07 Oct 08 |
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Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2008 / Part 1 »
YouTube video 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.... |
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Vegetarian Festival in Samut Prakan » Thai Blogs Today marks the start of the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand. I went to Thong Siang Vegetarian House in Samut Prakan to watch this event. The ceremony was a signal for the nine Gods to come down to earth. Something similar happened all over Thailand... |
| 09 Oct 08 |
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Vegetarian Festival Parade » Thai Blogs After nine days and nights of eating a vegan diet and keeping the 10 precepts, the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand is finally over. For the first time this year, I became more involved, by not only taking pictures of the various events around town and at... |
| 02 Oct 08 |
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Jae (Jay) Chinese Vegetarian Festival in Thailand » Thai Pulse It’s that time of year when the Jae parades scare the hell out of the tourists. I covered the Chinese Jae Vegetarian festival last year (I re-posted that on this new blog yesterday) and wrote my impressions of it. I added some photos and videos... |
| 29 Sep 08 |
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Eating Vegetarian in Thailand » Thai Blogs The annual Vegetarian Festival has already started here in Thailand. It happens every year in the tenth Thai lunar month on the first new moon after the equinox. This year it is celebrated between 29th September and 8th October 2008. Most people make the... |
| 03 Oct 09 |
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The Lotus Throwing Festvial in Bang Phli » Thai Blogs One of my favourite festivals in Thailand is the Rap Bua Festival in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan. I usually go every year now. In English, the festival translates as "Lotus Receiving Festival". However, it has another name in Thai which I think describes it... |
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