tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21026296.post-91003564478178415742007-10-11T06:13:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:29:50.099-04:00

Thousands of people gathered at Chinese shrines around Phuket yesterday to participate in pole-raising ceremonies before for the Vegetarian Festival, which began today. Tall bamboo poles were raised at the auspicious time of 5.09 pm. Nine is the most auspicious number throughout Thailand. (Five is an auspicious number for people with day jobs.) The poles' function is to join the physical and

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