{
  "id": 15363612,
  "title": "Phuket Vegetarian Festival ends with firecracker-filled deity procession",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/phuket-vegetarian-festival-ends-with-firecracker-filled-deity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:18:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/2026/10/18/phuket-vegetarian-festival-ends-with-firecracker-filled-deity-procession/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Phuket's Vegetarian Festival concluded on October 18, 2026, with a grand Ew Keng street procession featuring a barrage of firecrackers and spirit mediums. The procession, which began at the Lor Rong Shrine in Phuket Town, made its way through the city towards Laem Saphan Hin, where a ceremony was held to return the sacred incense urn to the shrine. Thousands of devotees lined the streets, offering blessings and setting off firecrackers to welcome the deities. The festival, which took place from October 10 to October 18, also included traditional bridge-crossing rituals and firewalking at Kathu Shrine. On the final day, shrines held farewell ceremonies to send the deities back to heaven, symbolizing the end of the annual rites.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Phuket vegetarian festival culminates Sunday night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/phuket-vegetarian-festival-culminates-sunday-night",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}