From piercings to purification: Thailand’s 2026 vegetarian festival – in pictures

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The annual Taoist celebration is held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During the nine-day vegetarian festival – also known as the Nine Emperor Gods festival – worshippers abstain from eating meat, consume only vegetarian food and perform rituals to cleanse body and mind

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Thailand, Festivals, Vegetarianism, Food and drink, Asia Pacific