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20 October 2025

An ethnic Chinese Thai devotee lights up coil incense on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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21 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 18: A food booth selling Deep Fried Pickles, Veggie Corn Dogs and Cauliflowers Wings, during a busy summer festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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4 April 2025

A man buys lottery tickets from a vendor in a tricycle cart under a Tet holiday sign in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, on April 4, 2025. Decorative signage welcoming the Lunar New Year 2025 spans across the street in the background.

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11 February 2025

Volunteers distribute free vegetarian meals to pilgrims, ensuring that the spirit of community and giving remains strong during Thaipusam.

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12 November 2024

A traditional sadya meal is served during the Onam Festival in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, on September 07, 2024. Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. Onam is a harvest festival and is one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira observed by Keralites. Sadya is a meal of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf as lunch. Sadya is typically served as a traditional feast for Onam and Vishu.

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12 November 2024

A traditional sadya meal is served during the Onam Festival in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, on September 07, 2024. Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. Onam is a harvest festival and is one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira observed by Keralites. Sadya is a meal of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf as lunch. Sadya is typically served as a traditional feast for Onam and Vishu.

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12 November 2024

People enjoy a traditional sadya meal during the Onam Festival in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, on September 07, 2024. Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. Onam is a harvest festival and is one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira observed by Keralites. Sadya is a meal of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf as lunch. Sadya is typically served as a traditional feast for Onam and Vishu.

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12 November 2024

People enjoy a traditional sadya meal during the Onam Festival in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, on September 07, 2024. Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. Onam is a harvest festival and is one of three major annual Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira observed by Keralites. Sadya is a meal of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf as lunch. Sadya is typically served as a traditional feast for Onam and Vishu.

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12 October 2024

Chinese opera performers are backstage during the Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 7, 2024. The Vegetarian Festival in Thailand starts on October 2 and ends on October 11, 2024. In Bangkok, especially in areas with a large Chinese community like Yaowarat (Chinatown), the festival is celebrated with vibrant street food markets where stalls are set up selling a wide variety of plant-based dishes. Temples and shrines hold ceremonies and parades to honor the Nine Emperor Gods, and participants, particularly those of Chinese descent, wear white as a symbol of purity.

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