Vegetarian Festival
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The Vegetarian Festival is a religious festival annually held on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed. Many religious devotees will slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other self destructive acts, although the devotees do not suffer any harm.[citation needed] This is attributed to spirits that are said to protect the devotees.[citation needed]
[edit] Further reading
- Cohen, Eric; The Chinese Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Bangkok; White Lotus, 2001, ISBN 9747534894
