rooster59 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Phuket Vegetarian Festival underway By The Phuket News Devotees take part in the raising of the Go Teng pole at Kathu Shrine, the spiritual home of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival for this year began at sunset on Saturday evening (Sept 28) with devotees raising Go Teng poles high into the air so that the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods may descend from the heavens and walk the Earth while the festival takes place over the next nine days. At the Kathu Shrine, the spiritual home of the festival where the purification rituals were first observed 194 years ago, the crowd of devotees thronged as the Go Teng pole was lifted skyward to the sound of beating drums and firecrackers to keep evil spirits at bay. Present for the home shrine ceremony was Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Seniam along with Phuket Vice Governor Prakob Wongmaneerung, and Kathu Mayor Chiaianan Suthikul. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-vegetarian-festival-underway-73065.php#5SEjgOMypRkOSrCi.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-09-29 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 More shrimp to go around at the all you can eat seafood buffet for the budget tourists....their luvin it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: beating drums and firecrackers to keep evil spirits at bay. Would that include the tuk-tuk drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 9 hours ago, rooster59 said: Phuket Vegetarian Festival underway Bon appetite ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 10 hours ago, rooster59 said: raising Go Teng poles high into the air so that the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods may descend from the heavens and walk the Earth while the festival takes place over the next nine days. At the Kathu Shrine, the spiritual home of the festival where the purification rituals were first observed 194 years ago, the crowd of devotees thronged as the Go Teng pole was lifted skyward to the sound of beating drums and firecrackers to keep evil spirits at bay. Oh well, they've got their thing and others have Christianity, not to mention elephant gods and so on.........funny old world!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Dear God, nobody please smoke in Phuket for the next 2 weeks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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