Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

Vegetarian Festival in Phuket has started

Phuket on Friday, whilst the Official Start of the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket is the 1st of October this year, preparations started on Friday evening with the traditional raising of the lanterns and the long bamboo pole known in Thai as “Sao Ko Teng”.

The full schedule of events and where the parades will take place is please stay up to date with all the events on Phuket Island Radio.

Here are a few of the pictures of the ceremony, with more in the gallery.

Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Temple Preparation
Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Raising the “Sao Ko Teng” (bamboo pole)

Saturday at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival

The official start of The Phuket Vegetarian Festival was today, Saturday the 1st of October. Over the next nine days, there will be many parades and ceremonies. On Saturday many Phuket people gathered at the various temples and taking food that has been prepared. There is a lot of organisation and many trucks delivering supplies.

Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Vegetarian supplies stacked up
Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Everyone helps of all ages
Vegetarian Festival in Phuket
Phuket family preparing food

Vegetarian Festival in Phuket 1st Parade.

Saturday arrives and the first street parade is off in Phuket Town.

They say a picture says a thousand words so here is a gallery for you to see.

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Phuket Island radio will bring you all the pictures and news direct from the Vegetarian Festival all week. Stay tuned and LIKE, Follow, Tweet, Pin and Share what we are doing.