Phuket Vegetarian Festival : 27 September – 05 October 2011
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 9 days 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”.
Schedule for street processions of Chinese Shrines:
| Sun | September 29, 2011 | Sapam Shrine |
| Mon | September 30, 2011 | Samkong Shrine |
| Tue | October 01, 2011 | Ban Tha Rve Shrine |
| Wed | October 02, 2011 | Bang Neow Shrine Cherng Thalay Shrine |
| Thu | October 03, 2011 | Jui Tui Shrine |
| Fri | October 04, 2011 | Kathu Shrine Yokkekeng Shrine |
| Sat | October 05, 2011 | Sui Boon Tong Shrine |
