“The Por Tor Festival unremarkably falls on the 15th day of the 7th waxing satelite according to the Chinese calendar as well as Thai-Chinese people believe that the spirits of ancestors are released to watch their relatives during this festival,” explained Somjai Suwannasupapana, Mayor of Phuket Town.
“The festival is also called the Hungry Ghost Festival, equally believers ready nutrient non alone for their ancestors but also to nourish spirits who select no living trouble solid unit of measurement to visit,” Mayor Somjai added.
“Every twelvemonth at this time, Phuket holds the Por Tor Festival to give thank yous as well as offering to our ancestors equally a way to limited our gratitude. This practise select been passed on to us from generation to generation.
“This annual giving non alone gives the spirits swell food, but also brings luck as well as practiced wellness inward furnish to the givers,” Mayor Somjai added.
During the festival inward Phuket, diverse foods, fruits as well as colourful desserts are placed at altars for the spirits of ancestors. Many people also ready extra offerings at the dorsum of their homes to invite the lost souls that select no trouble solid unit of measurement to come upward as well as bask the festivity.
The primary attraction for the festival are crimson turtle cakes called Ang Ku, which come upward inward diverse sizes as well as are made from wheat flour as well as sugar.
For many Chinese, the turtle represents line as well as is also a symbol for longevity. The color crimson merely way practiced luck to many Thai-Chinese descendants.
There volition last 2 parades, on August thirty as well as September 1.
On August 30, the “Procession of the Red Turtle” volition laid about at 12:10pm, starting at 72nd Anniversary Queen Sirikit Park on Thalang Rd as well as ending at the fresh marketplace on Ranong Rd.
On September 1, the procession volition laid about at 5pm, starting at the 72nd Anniversary Queen Sirikit Park as well as ending at the Bang Neow Shrine on Phuket Rd.
- Aug 26 as well as Sept 2 at Thaihua Museum on Krabi Rd
- Aug 28 Joor Shu Kong Shrine at Surin Circle
- Aug 30-31 fresh marketplace on Ranong Rd
- Sept 1-12 at Seng Tek Bel Shrine (also called “Por Tor Shrine”), adjacent to Bann Bang Neow School on Phuket Road
- Sept iii Por Tor Ao Khaer shrine on Takua Pa Rd
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