10 Things about Phuket Vegetarian Festival

1. First started 185 years ago by Praya Thalang
"Jerm" the governer of phuket in Baan Lai Thu
Tambon Krathu Phuket.

2.The festival began:starting the first evening of the ninth lunar
month,of chinese calendar it continued until the ninth evening;
the aim  was to bring good luck to individuals as well as to
the community.

3. The festival Phuket Chinese Hokkian
call Jia Chai or Tesagan KinJe
mean  “eat vegetarian”.

4. This great ceremony in Phuket held to express the worship
to The nine emperor gods.

5. General committment all 9 days of the festival
Paricipating people should wearing white during festival,
use utensils which seperately from other who do not join the
festival no meat eating, no alcohol , no pregnant women , and ladies
with period and people in mourning ceremony join this festival.

6. Mah song the one who invited god send a messeage how the spirit
of the god use the bodies of these people as a vehicle.
Mah song wear elaborate costume who pierce their cheeks and
Tongue including, daggers, banner, even machine guns, table lambs.

7.“Mah Song will not feel any pain for believer”
"Carrying God", they are believed to be ‘possessed by the spirits
of gods’, so that they can perform some outstanding stunts.

8.At the temple during the festival there is also firewalking and
blade-ladder climbing. While large crowds of people gather to watch,
the entranced mah song distribute blessed candy and pieces of
orange cloth with Chinese characters printed on them, yang
for good luck.

9.The cuisine , restaurant or vendor which provide vegetatarian
 food Will show a yellow flag painted in red colour "Je".

10.Textured Vegetable Protein Vegetarian dishes different from
regular dishes vegetable cook with soybean and Textured Vegetable
Protein substitute  products are used to cook instead of meat in
standard Thai food but taste like meat.