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October
Festivals
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 Phuket
Vegetarian Festival
The festival will take place at many spirit houses around
Phuket, the biggest island of the country. Devoted Buddhists
will refrain from eating meat products and some vegetables
for 9 days during the festival. -- read
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 Diving
Buddha Image Festival
The Diving Buddha Image Festival or locally called
Um Phra Dam Nam Festival is annually held among the
local people in Petchabun Province. -- read
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 Wax
Castle Procession and Long Boat Race
Thais, especially in Sakon Nakhon, gather to join
this annual wax castle festival that has been handed
down for years. -- read
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 Illuminated
Boat Procession
The illuminated boat procession is celebrated by I-San
(Thailand's Northeast region) people on the 15th day
of the waxing moon to the 1st day of the waning moon
in the 11th Thai lunar month, which is normally a
month earlier than the normal calendar month. -- read
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 Chonburi
Buffalo Race
Chonburi Buffalo Race annually takes place on a day
before the full moon of the 11th lunar month (October
or November), concurrently with the end of the 3-month
Buddhist Lent. -- read
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 Tak
Batr Devo
The most magnificent scene of Tak Batr Devo in the
country is here at Sangkat Rattana Khiri Temple, Uthai
Thani Province. The monks will descend in a grandeur
procession down the hilltop where the temple is located;
the event imitates the return of Buddha from heaven.
Local plays and performances are also part of the
festival. -- read
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 Buddha
Image Procession and Boat Race at Lang Suan District
Along with other places around the nation, local people
in this district are handed down this age-old tradition
of the Buddha image procession and long-tailed boat
race. Like other folks in Thailand, locals here celebrate
the return of the Lord Buddha from heaven after spending
3 months preaching his mother. Tak Bat Devo (food
offering to the monks) is also part of event. -- read
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