Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok, Thailand

Vendors are cooking sweet peanut snacks during the Vegetarian Festival in Chinatown, in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 7, 2024. The Vegetarian Festival in Thailand is starting on October 2 and continuing until October 11, 2024. In Bangkok, especially in areas with a large Chinese community like Yaowarat (Chinatown), the festival is being celebrated with vibrant street food markets where stalls are set up selling a wide variety of plant-based dishes. Temples and shrines are holding ceremonies and parades to honor the Nine Emperor Gods, and participants, particularly those of Chinese descent, are wearing white as a symbol of purity.