Chinese Vegetarian Festival this year.

[Doc]

Hi. Just wanted to ask you about this festival. I know that it starts 28th (some people say it's 29th though) and lasts for 9 days. Is there any program of it or some fixed order of things? I would love to go, but I want to see the parts which are worth to check. Actually I'm less interested in food out there.

 

[box of chocolate]

Can't help you too much BB as I'm a meatatarian and payed no attention to the small print, but was in Phuket City yesterday and the banners advertising the event all say 29th.

 

[yars63]

vegetarian? does that mean u can't eat pussy?

 

[Rhianna Returns]

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival, Phuket Thailand

The pigs and chickens start celebrating their 10-day stay of execution tonight.

 

[Kami y]

thats a vaginatarian..

 

[klutzie]

Here's the rules the way i know them:
1/ Killing is prohibited
2/ Eating any kind of meat is not allowed
3/ Do not steal or take anyones belongings
4/ Do not hurt or cause any trouble to anyone
5/ Telling lies, being rude or cursing are not allowed
6/ No physical contact with the opposite sex
7/ No alcoholic beverages are allowed
8/ Gambling is prohibited
9/ Do not wear any fashion accessory with metal or leather
10/ Do not use any kitchen utensils used by, or do not have meals with anyone who do not attend the vegetarian festival.

Reading these rules, i'd say you cannot eat pussy except perhaps a LB that has had the operation. ( I think that's a grey area)

Easy to see why it's not the most popular festival in Phuket but I'd go out tonight before some of the girls start celebrating the festival.

 

[Ade]

Not everyone is participating, and some do some years but not every year etc. For most girls they work as normal, but may stick more to veg food.

 

[Mariska]

Thanks, that's what I need

 

[haries]

I had my doubts at the time about what Thai / Chinese purely vegetarian food would be like, I thought that once you took the meat out of the equation there isn’t much left other than rice and pak - how wrong was I! Thai and Chinese veggie food is lovely and easily eatable for long periods of time, plus a lot of it is the same food just with meat substitutes. Also going to some of the veggie 'restaurants' which they set up around, you try things you wouldn’t normally, and never heard or seen before. I think it’s great. And good grub, especially the curries. (Avoid the brown stuff that looks like wet cardboard... as it tastes exactly like wet cardboard. chances are it is just wet cardboard but anyway, I don't recommend it.)

 

[Pompal 09.]

The real scene is in Phuket Town around the Chinese temples (Ranong Rd I think but don't quote me). It is here they do the body mutiliation stuff and it is pretty hectic with huge crowds, it was really hard to get a good view when I went.

Plus kids are letting off firecrackers all over the place, and scooters are considered reasonable targets so all in all it is not my favourite place to be.

That said, the food is delicious!

JJ.

 

[coldplay24]

Actually I just remembered, I think the main temple where they do that body mutilation stuff and have loads of vegetarian food stalls is on the road leading in to Phuket Town from Tesco Lotus Junction.

JJ.

 

[lvgeno]

Theres a map and daily routes listed in last weekends gazette..