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The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (Min Nan Chinese: 九皇爺誕; Malay: Perayaan Sembilan Maharaja Dewa; Thai: เทศกาลกินเจ, เทศกาลกินผัก (ภาคใต้ประเทศไทย)) or Vegetarian Festival or Jay Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrated primarily in ...
Eve of the 9th month (九月); goes on for nine days October 16–25, 2020 Nine Emperor Gods Festival: 9 (九月) 9th October 25, 2020 Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) 重陽節 / 重阳节 Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. 10 (十月) 15th November 29 ...
Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival; Hong Kong Arts Festival; Lantern Festival; Litang Horse Festival; Longtaitou Festival; Lunar New Year Fair; Lychee and Dog Meat Festival; Miao Flower Mountain Festival; Mid-Autumn Festival; Monkey King Festival; Nadun; Nian Li; Nine Emperor Gods Festival; Qingdao International Beer Festival ...
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If a festival falls in the waning phase of the moon, these two traditions identify the same lunar day as falling in two different (but successive) masa. A lunar year is shorter than a solar year by about eleven days. As a result, most Hindu festivals occur on different days in successive years on the Gregorian calendar.
The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, also known as the Vegetarian Festival, is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrated primarily in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand by the Peranakans (not the entire Overseas Chinese community). The ...
Spirit Festival: Observed by: Buddhists and Taoists: Significance: To commemorate the opening of the gates of Hell and Heaven, permitting all ghosts to receive food and drink: Observances: Ancestor worship, offering food, burning joss paper, chanting of scriptures: Date: 15th day of the 7th lunar month: 2024 date: 18 August: 2025 date: 6 ...
Nine Emperor Gods Festival. Also referred to as the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, it is famous for its ritualised acts of flagellation, self-wounding, and trance-like ecstasies, as well as its vegetarian food-based fasting.