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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performance during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People watch a Chinese opera performance during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer waits to go on stage at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer waits to go on stage at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer prays before going on stage at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer prays before going on stage at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer waits to go on stage at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer talks on his cell phone before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer puts on her eyelashes before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer puts on her eyelashes before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Chinese opera performers puts on their make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer smokes a cigarette backstage before an opera performance at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer smokes a cigarette backstage before an opera performance at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese opera performers puts on their make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese opera performers puts on their make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on his eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer checks his email while he puts on his make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer checks his email while he puts on his make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer relaxes and drinks tea backstage before an opera performance at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer relaxes and drinks tea backstage before an opera performance at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on his eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on his eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on her eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on her eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performer works on her eye make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer puts on her make up before performing at the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red. The shrine is famous for the Chinese opera it hosts during the Vegetarian Festival. The operas are free.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A dancer dressed as a tiger in the Vegetarian Festival Parade in Bangkok. Tigers play an important role in Taoist alchemy. Characters representing Taoist Gods lead the Vegetarian Festival Parade in Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A dancer dressed as a tiger in the Vegetarian Festival Parade in Bangkok. Tigers play an important role in Taoist alchemy. Characters representing Taoist Gods lead the Vegetarian Festival Parade in Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A traditional musician performs in a back room at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray in the entrance to  Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray in the entrance to  Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pray at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Heng Chia Shrine on Chareon Krung Road during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Bangkok. The festival was originally a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat and is still celebrated as a harvest festival in agricultural communities. In Bangkok, people make food offerings in honor of the moon. And it is an opportunity to share mooncakes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children play with air guns at a shooting booth during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A candy maker creates sugar treats shaped like popular cartoon characters and flowers during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man prays during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A temple attendant keeps candles lit by devotees burning during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A temple attendant keeps candles lit by devotees burning during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays and lights candles during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays and lights candles during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A person prays during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A person prays during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai candy makers use mallets to make peanut brittle like snacks during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai candy makers cook peanut brittle like snacks during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays and lights candles during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays and lights candles during the Vegetarian Festival at the Joe Sue Kung Shrine in the Talat Noi neighborhood of Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man makes merit by leaving flowers in a shrine in Chinatown on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man makes merit by leaving flowers in a shrine in Chinatown on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Men carry a statue into a shrine in Chinatown during a ceremony on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray as Buddhist monks pass them on Yaowarat Road the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Devotees march through Chinatown on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People eat at tables set up on the sidewalk on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor fries up an order of noodles in a fiery wok on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor fries up an order of noodles in a wok on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese donut vendor fries up dough in his stand on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese donut vendor fries up dough in his stand on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray as Buddhist monks pass them on Yaowarat Road the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray as Buddhist monks pass them on Yaowarat Road the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray as Buddhist monks pass them on Yaowarat Road the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray as Buddhist monks pass them on Yaowarat Road the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Firecrackers are set off on Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Mahayana Buddhist monk sprinkles water on people lining Yaowarat Road on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman makes merit at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man makes merit at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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