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Bem-vindo Good Fortune no Festival Vegetariano

Publicado by Daniel Cummings, Writer

País: Tailândia

A Experiência

You'd have to be a pretty avid meat-eater to associate vegetarianism with acts of self-mutilation. Either that or you'd have to be at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, known as Kin Jay to the locals. During the first nine days of the ninth lunar month, the local Chinese community congregate to eat vegetarian dishes and preform astonishing displays of ritual purification to their gods. Entranced in worship, devotees of the Vegetarian Festival known as Ma Song, will invite the gods into their bodies. By channeling supernatural powers and performing acts of self torture, the participants try to shift evil from individuals to themselves, and usher in good fortune for the community. The Ma Song show off their powers by climbing ladders with bladed rungs, puncturing their cheeks and tongues with skewers and knives, and walking on burning coals. These more extreme participants of the Vegetarian Festival perform such acts when they have been chosen by God for good moral character, or if they have had a signal of misfortune in their future and wish to extend their life. Witnessing such an event can sometimes be hard to handle as the Ma Song thrust spikes, spears, axes and other unlikely objects through their cheeks to scare away demons. They claim to feel no pain due to the trance they are in and rarely bleed, but for those with a weak stomach the Vegetarian Festival might not be for you. Other members of the community participate in the Vegetarian Festival by chanting at temples, abstaining from meat, sex, alcohol, and tobacco, and bringing their household idols out for blessings. According to legend, in ancient times a Chinese opera troupe fell ill while traveling in Thailand, likely from malaria. By fasting from meat and performing various rituals, they were healed, and the Vegetarian Festival has been a highlight of the local Chinese community's calendar ever since. Throughout the festival there is constant celebration to be taken in with several displays of fireworks, music, rituals and eating! It is quite a sight to see and hear for that matter, as it is believed the louder the celebration the better, as the noise drives away evils spirits.

Quando irFestival Vegetariano de Phuket

O Festival Vegetariano recai sobre os primeiros nove dias do nono mês lunar, que geralmente cai em setembro ou outubro. Enquanto o Festival Vegetariano é observada em muitos lugares, a maior celebração acontece em Phuket, onde 35% da população são chineses étnicos. Se você quer voar de Banguecoque há muitas pequenas transportadoras operam vôos não frills a taxas que são surpreendentemente barato. Caso contrário, a muitas agências de viagens em todas as áreas mochileiros providenciará a combinação de ônibus e barcos para chegar lá.

Odds n 'Ends

A seguir estão as regras que os aderentes observar durante o Festival Vegetariano:

1. Limpeza dos corpos durante o festival
2. Limpar os utensílios de cozinha e usá-los separadamente daqueles que não se juntar ao festival
3. Vestir branco durante o festival
4. Comportar-se física e mentalmente
5. Não comer carne
6. Sem sexo
7. Sem bebidas alcoólicas
8. Pessoas em período de luto não deve participar do festival
9. Mulheres grávidas não devem assistir a qualquer ritual
10. As mulheres que estão menstruadas não devem participar do ritual

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