Phuket Vegetarian Festival schedule update
PHUKET: With the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in full swing, Phuket’s Chinese temples are packed with worshipers wearing white from early morning until late at night, and the surrounding roads are lined with meat-free food stalls, strung with yellow garlands and red lanterns.
Below is the schedule of processions and other vegetarian festival related activities taking place at Phuket’s Chinese shrines and temples today and tomorrow.
The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated in Phuket from October 18 to October 26.
To see a map of Phuket’s Chinese shrines and temples click here.
Thursday, October 22
Kathu Shrine
05.00 Worship of Gods
07.00 Street Procession to Patong Beach
18.00 Worship of Gods
20.00 Selection process to find servants for Priests in the next Vegetarian Festival
Jui Tui Shrine
Worship of Gods
Bang Neow Shrine
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Seven Stars Worship
Ban Tha Rue Shrine
07.30 Street Procession in Phuket Town
Sui Boon Tong Shrine
20.00 Worship of Gods
24.00 Propitiation of Gods
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine
05.00 Worship of Gods
15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
18.00 Worship of Gods
Cherng Thalay Shrine
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
20.09 Seven Stars Worship
23.00 Worship of Gods
Yokkekeng Shrine
07.30/20.00 Worship of Gods
Sapam Shrine
19.00 Street Procession in Sapam Village
Bangkoo Shrine
20.30 Worship of Gods
Jang Ong Shrine
06.30 Street Procession in Sapam Village
15.45 Worship of Gods
Tae Gun Tai Tae Shrine
07.15 Street Procession in Pasak Village and Ban Don Market
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Worship of Gods
Gim Tsu Ong Shrine
20.00 Worship and of Gods
21.45 Seven Stars Worship
Choor Su Gong Naka Shrine
07.09 Street Procession in Wichit Municipality Area
Friday, October 23, 2009
Kathu Shrine
05.00 Worship of Gods
16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
18.00 Worship of Gods
Jui Tui Shrine
09.30 Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival.
15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Fire Walking at Saphan Hin Park
Bang Neow Shrine
06.00 Street Procession in Phuket Town
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
Ban Tha Rue Shrine
17.00 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Fire Walking
Sui Boon Tong Shrine
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
19.00 Worship of Gods
21.00 Fire Walking
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine
05.00 Worship of Gods
15.09 Food Offering to Warriors
18.00 Worship of Gods
Cherng Thalay Shrine
05.30 Worship of Gods
07.30 Street Procession in Thalang District
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
19.30 Worship of Gods
21.30 Random Selection to Find Servants to Priests in the Next Vegetarian Festival
Yokkekeng Shrine
07.30 Worship of Gods
15.30 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Fire Walking
Sapam Shrine
15.45 Food Offering to Warriors
21.00 Fire Walking
Bangkoo Shrine
16.00 Food Offering to Warriors
18.00 Worship of Gods
19.45 Seven Stars bladed-Ladder Climbing
Jang Ong Shrine
15.45 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Fire Walking
Tae Gun Tai Tae Shrine
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
19.00 Worship of Gods
Gim Tsu Ong Shrine
08.45 Street Procession in Mai Khao Village
15.00 Food Offering to Warriors
20.00 Worship of Gods
Choor Su Gong Naka Shrine
09.30 Spirit Propitiation of Past Participants of the Vegetarian Festival
16.45 Food Offering to Warriors
— Gazette Reporters
Phuket News
