Vegetarian Festival

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts.

Further reading

• Cohen, Eric; The Chinese Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Bangkok; White Lotus, 2001, ISBN 9747534894

See also

• Nine Emperor Gods Festival
• Public holidays in Thailand: Other observances in August
• Thetsagarn Sart

External links

• Articles of Faith: Thailand’s Vegetarian Festival by travel writer Leslie Nevison gives historical context.
• Pattaya and Naklua celebrate annual Vegetarian Festival archive accessed 2008-07-12.
• Phuket tourism site
• Official website
• Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2007 at Laguna Phuket