Jae Festival

Vegetarian Festival 2023, formally known as Nine Emperor Gods Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ / 九皇勝會), will be held for 10 days from 14 - 23 October 2023, beginning from the eve to the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Widely celebrated all over Thailand, devotees will observe a vegetarian diet over this period as a form of body purification.