Kin jay (Vegetarian Festival)
During October of each year, the Thai-Chinese will eat vegetarian for 10 days to purify their minds, worship Gods and clean their stomach. Various kinds of vegetarian food are made to service for the local people. It can be cooked in Thai, Chinese and western food. Everywhere you go, it is easy to find the restaurant with yellow flag which vegetarian sign.
It is a good time to experience the taste of vegetarian cooking. It is certainly not a boring food. It could be tasty and colorful as regular food that Thais eat now a day. The main celebration takes place in Bangkok China town. People will go to Chinese Shine to warship Gods as well as find a nice ingredient or ready meal vegetarian food. There is also Rong Jay, where people go to eat and pray to Chinese Gods for 10 days.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3404″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Vegetarian festival in Phuket” img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3403″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Vegetarain” img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3402″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Vegetarian flag – picture from http://www.chinatownyaowarach.com” img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3401″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok at Rong Jay” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]
Fruit and Agricultures Products Festival
The majority of Thai people are farmers. Our land has high nutritious and can grow all kinds of fruits and vegetation. Northern, and East of the region are farmland . Yummy and exotic fruit grow there. Check out what is a good time to visit.
Lychee ;Visit Amphawa during March – April each year. There is a fruit parade, and lot of thing on sales since Amphawa is a great place to find good stuff.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3400″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”lyncee Festival at Samootsonkam picture from pr.prd.go.th” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Lamyai (Longan) at Lampoon , Lamyai festival takes place during August in Lampoon, near the Chiang mai city. You will not only taste fresh longan. You can also taste all kind of meal which longan is used as an ingredient.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3399″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok at Rong Jay” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3398″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Longan Festival at Lampoon – picture from picpost.postjung.com” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Ngoa ( Rambutan ) , Mangkood ( Mangosteen ) and Durian – Late May to early June, visiting Chantaburi is great time for fruit lovers. It is a starting season that all kinds of fruit come to the market. This is one way to help the farmer to distribute the product. You can also visit later by going to a farm. There are unlimited fruit buffet and you can pick right from the tree.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3397″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Durian Festival – chantaburi -picture from www.chanthaburi.go.th” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Kluy Kai ( Egg bananas) -Visit Kampheang phet small town which is well known as Kluy Kai city. During Sart duan sip (งานวันสาทรเดือนสิบ)around October . There are banana parade, making kayasart (กระยาสาท) and cheap banana product.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3396″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Kayasart – at Kamphengphet – picture from student.nu.ac.th” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3395″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Banana at Kampheang phet – picture from student.nu.ac.th” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]
To Chene link (monkey buffet)
This is not for human to eat. In fact, it is for wild monkey live in temple of Loburi province. Festival take place around November. It is fun to watch it.
Moon festival :
This is Chinese heritage festival during September. It is for a moon cake lover. The Chinese house will decorate red lantern which makes many house looks colorful. There are many stories tell about the festival origination. One said it related to Gods and another said it related to the Chinese flight against Mongolia.
The same festival is also celebrated in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Vietnam.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”3394″ css_animation=”fadeInUp” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” title=”Moon Cake – picture from teen.mthai.com” img_size=”full” img_link_large=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]I hope you enjoy Thai festivals information and remember if you like to eat come you can come here during those Thai Festivals.
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