The Bladed Ladder Climbing Ceremony

[NBT TV Phuket]

The Bladed Ladder climbing ceremony was well attended and got a lot of interest from tourists while the TAT brought Mazofu to Patong for tourists to worship

A street procession by Kathu shrine followers yesterday morning was well participated in. The one kilometer long procession, especially the Masong or mediums who performed self torture gained special interest from people and tourists along both sides of the road.

Meanwhile on Monday evening a bladder ladder climbing ceremony was performed at Bang Niew shrine with about 500 entranced Masong. The event attracted a big crowd, both followers and tourist on-lookers.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand also took the Chinese Mazofu out in a procession on Patong beach road for the residents and tourists to pay respect, especially Chinese visitors.

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Andaman News TV11 Phuket, broadcast for 3 provinces: Phuket, Phang Nga & Krabi & FM90.5 Phuket, 8.30am Tuesday 11 October 2005 & www.ThaiSnews.com

[NBT TV Phuket]

International students also experienced the Vegetarian Festival

The last day of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival was yesterday and last night saw a big crowd of participants. To end the festival the Farewell ceremony for the Nine Emporer Gods of all shrines performed in a procession along roads to end at Sapan Hin, in Phuket City.

Meanwhile a local international school used the Phuket Vegetarian Festival as a cultural learning source. Yesterday over 30 students and teachers from Rawai Ruengwit or Progressive school owned by the Montessori Learning Centre, visited Bang Niew Shrine for their educational tour. Most students are foreign or non-natives of Phuket and found the festival very interesting, as their teacher Kim Kilgore explained: “.....for being able to come today, some came yesterday as well Upper elementary; for the Lower Elementary they were very interested at a different level. They want to eat some food & learn about the festival, so they like it very much. Thank you very much for having us come.”

Amber, student: “Good & happy because I go to the temple on the last day of the festival.”

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from Andaman News TV11 Phuket, broadcast for 3 provinces: Phuket, Phang Nga & Krabi & FM90.5 Phuket, 8.30am Wednesday 12 October 2005