Quiet celebration of vegetarian festival this year

By Thai PBS

 

 

Celebration of the vegetarian festival this year in most popular cities across the country with large Chinese communities will be a much smaller and quieter event as it falls at exactly the same time as the royal funeral of the beloved late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

The religious vegetarian festival kicks off from October 20 to 28 while the royal funeral begins October 25 to 29.

 

But as the vegetarian festival will begin tomorrow Friday, sign of the once colourful and lively event in the past years in most southern cities won’t be seen as people will celebrate quietly at homes in tribute to the beloved late King.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/quiet-celebration-vegetarian-festival-year/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-19

Funny, I can't say I know many Thai people, but I certainly don't know any vegetarian ones. And going by the way 7/11 stores vegetarian options seems to not be moving off the shelf I doubt there is much call for selling them.

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Funny, I can't say I know many Thai people, but I certainly don't know any vegetarian ones. And going by the way 7/11 stores vegetarian options seems to not be moving off the shelf I doubt there is much call for selling them.

 

Yes, it's so difficult to find any Thai smart enough to understand how ridiculous it is to pretend to be a Buddhist and eat meat at each meal !