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Hungry Ghost Festival in Phuket

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"The Por Tor (Hungry Ghost) festival is an important event to create merit for the Chinese people in Phuket. Traditional food trays, flowers and candles are offered to ancestors on the altar. Offerings are also held. performed to pay homage to the ghosts who have no relatives, wandering around, similar to offering the spirit of the full moon in July in Vietnam."

If you come to Phuket during the Por Tor festival period, you can experience this unique event at many locations on the island. In which, the Seng Tek Bel Temple on Phuket Road and the Fresh Market on Ranong Road are the two places that hold the largest Por Tor festival in Phuket.

Seng Tek Bel Temple (also known as Por Tor Kong Temple) is a Chinese temple that is considered the center of the Por Tor festival. It holds this annual event for 7 days and 7 nights, while most other shrines only hold it for a few days.

The fresh market on Ranong Road becomes bustling during the Por Tor festival of the year. The whole market and surrounding areas are decorated with colorful flags and fun activities from around noon until midnight. Featured activities are traditional offerings, lion dances, magic shows, live concerts and variety shows. Alternatively, the Por Tor festival in Phuket is also a great time to enjoy local Chinese-influenced dishes at a discounted price.

During the festival period, there will usually be several large parades taking place. Local students and students wear their best traditional costumes, many of the girls wear Chinese-style costumes with striking red colors accompanied by flowers, red turtle cakes, and fruits to the temples. Red turtle cake (ang ku) is a traditional cake during the Por Tor festival, a mandatory offering on the altar, it is made from flour and sugar in various sizes. For the Chinese, the tortoise symbolizes strength and is a symbol of longevity. In addition, red often brings good luck.

The traditional Chinese-Thai Por Tor festival in Phuket demonstrates a strong belief in a sense of community, family obligations and respect for their ancestors.

Time of the festival: The first day of the crescent moon in the seventh month of the Chinese calendar, usually late August or early September

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