Thailand Festivals & Events

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 07, 2008
Various Chinese shrines, Mueang District, Phuket

The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand.

It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed.

Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other self-destructive acts.

Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand
www.TourismThailand.org
Source: www.TourismPhuket.com
http://www.tourismphuket.com/phuket-vegetarian-festival-2008/