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Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew announcing the COVID prevention measures to be in effect during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival from Oct 6-14. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: All ‘Ma Song’ spirit mediums and their assistants must be fully vaccinated before being allowed to join ceremonies during the upcoming Vegetarian Festival, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced.

 

The news comes following the decision last week to allow the annual festival to be held this year, from Oct 6-14.

 

The festival will begin with the raising of the ‘Go Teng’ poles being raised at participating shrines at sunset on Oct 5, allowing the Nine Emperor Gods to descend from the heavens. The festival will conclude with the lowering of the Go Teng poles on Oct 15.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/governor-lays-down-rules-for-phuket-vegetarian-festival-81481.php

 

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-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-09-22
 
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I am sure that all festival participants and attendees will willingly comply with all of the Governor's anti-covid requirements.????

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9 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

vegetarion festival is about vegetables I thought, not about spirits and mediums... But in Thailand everything is possible..

You thought wrong. I don't know all the details but the reason they have a "vegetarian" festival is rooted in a spiritual background..

 

Eating "vegetarian" food is symptom, not the cause, of the festival.

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23 hours ago, madmitch said:

I am sure that all festival participants and attendees will willingly comply with all of the Governor's anti-covid requirements.????

But will the Nine Emperor God's comply. Are they required to have COEs, insurance and PCR tests?

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