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Pattaya’s Vegetarian Festival on the way
Pattaya’s annual 10-day Vegetarian Festival is set to begin on 28 September, and is being touted as the greatest in history to be staged in the Thai resort town. This important cultural festival has its roots in the Chinese community, and has been held in Pattaya since 1947.
On the opening day a colourful parade featuring the Chinese gods and local residents will run from Bali Hai Pier through the Walking Street, and then split into two groups with one continuing down Pattaya Beach Road and the other down Pattaya Second Road. They will reunite at the Central Pattaya Junction, then proceed to the Sawang Fa Temple, Lan Pho Naklua and finish at the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation. Dragon and lion dances will be held along the parade route at Mike Shopping Mall and other stopovers.
Besides the parade, food plays a major role in the festival. This year, chefs have chosen Imperial Noodles as the central dish. They will use 500kg of dry noodles and a massive 3.5m wok to create this massive feast, which should serve around 5,000 people. Other special vegetarian dishes that rarely make an appearance will also be sold throughout the 10-day festival at the city’s restaurants.
Posted by: Andrew on 24 Sep 2008, 18:46 -
Pattaya’s Vegetarian Festival ready to roll
A meeting of the organisation committee at Pattaya City Hall recently made the final decisions on the schedule for this year’s Vegetarian Festival. This popular Buddhist tradition that focuses on a week of refraining from consuming meat will take place as planned in the fall.
The Vegetarian Festival, which is also celebrated in numerous towns around Thailand, is a major feature of Pattaya’s events calendar. It attracts both domestic and international tourists who come to enjoy some rare vegetarian dishes and interesting cultural performances.
Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, stated that the TAT will also be heavily involved in this year’s festival, which will take place mainly around Naklua House, the offices of the Sawang Boriboon Thamasathan Foundation. Verawat said the schedule would be much the same as in past years, with a parade on the afternoon of the opening day that will run from Bali Hai Pier along Central Pattaya Road to Naklua House.
One of the highlights of Pattaya’s annual Vegetarian Festival is the cooking of a special vegetarian dish in an enormous pan which is then given out to all the participants. It was announced that this year’s special dish will be Emperor Noodles, so don’t miss out!
Posted by: Andrew on 21 Aug 2008, 09:13