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 Phuket festivals
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Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Seafood
Festival
Turtle
Release Fair
Tourist
Season Opening Festival
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Phuket
Vegetarian Festival |
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is held from the first through the ninth nights of the ninth Chinese
lunar month; that is, in September or October. It was first celebrated
in 1825, when a troupe of actors enacted these rites toward off
a plague. Vegetarian food is eaten by participants and white clothes
worn during the period of the fest. Self utilization is practiced
by those whose bodies become the temporary residence of powerful
gods. Parades of worshippers brave fireworks while carrying images
through the street; others walk on fire or climb bladed ladders.
Participants number in the thousands. The whole forms one of the
most bizarre festivals in Thailand.
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| Seafood
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held around May yearly, is designed to publicise the delicious
seafood of Phuket and attract visitors during the rainy season.
Activities include a Marine Tourism Resources Parade, seafood
stalls, demonstrations of regional cuisines and cultural shows.
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is held on Songkran, the nationwide Thai water festival, on April
13. It is also the National Fisherman's Day. Baby turtles are
released into the sea at various locations.
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Season Opening Festival |
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is usually called the Patong Carnival in English according to
from the place where celebrations occur, and is held on November
1. There are many stalls with merchandise and food, parades, sports
event, and a beauty competition for foreign tourists. The fest
is held to cement solidarity among the government, the private
business sector, and the people.
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