The History of The Vegetarian Festival The Vegetarian Festival dates back around 150 years. At the time the Kathu area of Phuket, had a large Chinese community made up of tin mine workers and their families. The community was so large that Chinese opera singers were hired to come to Phuket to entertain them. During the 9th Lunar month of the Chinese calendar, a malaria epidemic broke out in
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