Vegetarian Festival - A Celebration That Enhances And Purifies
Known to be one of Asias most colourful celebrations
, the people of Bangkok take to the streets in numbers wearing nothing but robes below their waists and women dressed in cloth as a sign of worship. The festival dedicated to the moon on its ninth month according to the lunar calendar is a nine-day retreat of worship, dedication and sacrifice where each individual abstains from consuming meat.The festival known as a nine-day trial to become a better person while staying away from the worlds evil is narrated during the Vegetarian Festival. The name it depicts is meaning to what the devotees will consume for the next nine-days.
If you are traveling towards Bangkok at the time of the festival, you will be attracted to many acts of devotion portrayed by the locals. Some of the main attractions to look for are the miraculous feats some of the friars perform during the festival, a few of the mind blowing actions conducted are; body piercings that include skewers, knives, walking on needles & pins and walking through fire etc.
Street activitys, events, processions are some of the other experiences you can discover while traveling through the festival. Being the celebration of purifying the body, soul and mind the followers refrain from eating any meal that includes animal products, they also avoid the intake of onions, celery and garlic as they contain spices that are known to be pungent.
Some of the commitments carried out by the observers at this unique festival are; avoiding meat, avoiding adultery, wearing white during the festival and avoiding alcohol etc. A commemoration such as the Vegetarian Festival is an adventure to experience at least in a lifetime.
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