News Forum - Por Tor Festival still going in Phuket, no street processions

[Thaiger]

Phuket’s annual Por Tor Festival, AKA the “Hungry Ghosts Festival” is currently going on in Phuket Town. The festival is being held without street processions due to the Covid situation and will go until August 28. The annual celebration comes on the seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar. This date is considered the time when the gates of hell open and spirits are permitted to walk around, or possibly float, and visit homes. The occasion also represents a time for helping those who are suffering, such as people in a purgatorial state that did not receive a proper funeral […]

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[AlexPTY]

Let's see if 3 weeks from now Phuket will be a red zone. Real imbeciles