Phuket Vegetarian Street Processions Begin

Phuket –

The first day of the vegetarian festival street procession started at the Jor Su Kong Naka Chinese Shrine in Wichit yesterday, October 16th, 2023.

Monday (October 16^th) was the second day of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival but is the first day of the vegetarian street procession. The first street procession started from the Jor Su Kong Naka Chinese Shrine.

The Ew Geng sacred ceremony was held with the Nine Emperor Gods in the procession from the Jor Su Kong Naka Shrine to Saphan Hin in Phuket town before heading back to the shrine.

Male and female devotees were stabbing their faces with various items such as sharp rods and swords to show that they had relieved the burden of unlucky things and bad karma from people who were waiting for them along the road. Many Thais and foreigners watched the procession.

Today (October 17th) was a street procession by the Guan Tae Goon Chinese Shrine in Sapam and Sam Pai Gong Chinese Shrine or Bang Koo Chinese Shrine in Koh Kaew.

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