Trang

Fairs and Festivals

Vegetarian Festival
is a traditional festival of the Chinese in Trang, held around October every year on a full moon night. Thais of Chinese heritage would become a vegetarian (no consumption of meat and certain kinds of vegetables) and dress in white for 9 days and nights. This is to bring good fortune and make merit. Thronghout the 9 days and nights, the spirit in the “medium” would go out and give blessing (some call it out touring) to households where there are offerings set out in front. The procession bearing the medium must light thousands of firecrakers, creating a deafening din. The medium would also perform supernatural feats to show that the spirit is in him.

Cake Festival 
derives from the fact that Trang people are well known for making delicious cakes. This is particularly true for the villagers of Ban Lam Phu Ra where making cakes dates back generations. The cakes of Trang have no frosting and have several flavors like orange, coffee, three-flavored, etc. The festival is scheduled for every August. The cakes make ideal gifts.

Trang Roast Pork Festival is a tourism promotion activity of Trang, held every September. The festival features the mouthwatering roast pork of a special recipe of Trang. The pork skin is crispy, the meat is tender and it is delicious due to a process by which the pig is fermented with herbs then roasted whole on a specially made grill. Trang’s roast pork is sold daily and goes well with morning coffee or can be a dish at banquets. Trang Products Fair  is held during 2-13 April annually. The fair combines culture, traditions and products of the province to display, to go in contests and pageants and to be sold in store

Annual King’s Birhtday and Red Cross Fair 
is held during 5-15 December every year. There are entertainments and shops selling a variety of products. It is the grandest festival of Trang and of southern Thailand.

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