This ceremony marked the outset of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival for 2012. There was such an amazing environment I create non know how to interpret this into words hence I am only going to tape what I witnessed.
I arrived to a plethora of noises as well as smells - kids tossing firecrackers, drums existence beaten as well as woods existence burnt - wonderful.
The Lantern Pole was a long mast of prepared woods as well as a branch on overstep of it as well as it lay horizontal inwards front end of Bang Neow Shrine.
The caput 'shamen'? as well as his 'team' as well as then went to each corner of the temple grounds - placed a flag, rice was thrown as well as on i occasion a trip the low-cal fantastic performed - a approving of Bang Neow Shrine...
The shamen returned to the pole as well as a specific newspaper (with Chinese hieroglyphics) was as well as then seat on the pole - the Shamen as well as then painted something on these pieces.
The pole was right away cook to live on raised - heavy rope was attached to the pole as well as people braced themselves. I as well as then noticed that at that spot was also yellowish string attached to the pole as well as this string was held past times the public.
On the count the pole was raised really carefully - interestingly the stone at the bottom of the pole was as well as then wrapped inwards a bamboo mesh.
I as well as then saw a fellow member of the populace choice upward this yellowish string as well as brand themselves a small-scale bracelet - I couldn't abide by any.
Meanwhile the Shamen as well as then left the pole as well as returned to the dorsum of the shrine - at that spot was a phase laid up. He climbed onto the phase where he as well as then threw rice, I imagine approving the ground? He was as well as then handed a chicken as well as something done to the chicken whilst he was asset it - the chicken was as well as then tossed to the floor as well as chased past times the Shamen stabbing the phase alongside his shaft - he did non grab the chicken.
The focus as well as then returned to within Bang Neow Shrine - the Shamen seemed to live on giving out instructions as well as directions - choosing his 'warriors'?
The Shamen abruptly returned to the pole inwards front end of the Shrine where he was presented to past times a seat out of people alongside magnificent Chinese costumes on - magnificent.
I left equally night descended on Bang Neow Shrine exhausted as well as staggered past times the amount of beauty as well as training that I had precisely witnessed - give cheers you.
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