During the month of October every year It is during the vegetarian fasting festival.
And this year falls on October 6-14, 2021
based mainly on the Chinese calendar From the first day of the first moon to the 9th day of the ninth month of every year
The main purpose of vegetarianism Vegetarians may have a different starting point.
But the main purpose can be divided into 3 types as follows.
1. Eat Healthy Most vegetarian food is organic food. when eating in a row will balance the body
Able to drive toxic wastes out of the body.
2. Eat with a compassionate mind, because every day the food we eat consists of the flesh and blood of all living beings. Those with a good heart cannot eat the meat of those animals.
3. Eat to avoid karma because the slaughter of other people's flesh is ours creating karma
even if he didn't kill himself If no one eats, no one kills to sell. Those who understand the law of karma stop eating.
turn to vegetarian instead Without sacrificing deliciousness for a short time, just feeding through the tongue.
In addition, the vegetarian festival There are also many prohibitions. Do not eat pungent vegetables or vegetables with a strong smell,
Do not eat meat, and do not drink alcohol and intoxicants, etc.
But today, Lekise would like to raise another prohibition that many people may not understand.
brought to expand more The prohibition is "Do not extinguish all 9 lamps"
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Most of the people who eat vegetarian They usually go to meet at Jatuo. Or places to eat vegetarian restaurants are decorated with flowers.
Set up an altar table, place incense burners and set up various vegetarian items. In addition, 9 lanterns were lit by lifting the Goteng pole.
Itis a high flagpole with a bamboo pole that hangs 9 oil lamps.
Refers to the soul of Qiu Ong Taite, the word Kyu Ong means 9 gods. Gao Huang Hood Joo
which must be pointed day and night and finish the job
If one of the lamps is turned off It is considered not auspicious and does not complete the vegetarian ceremony itself.