GEORGE TOWN: Several streets here were turned into fairgrounds as makeshift vegetarian stalls decorated with yellow flags and bunting sprouted up for the annual Nine Emperor Gods festival which starts today.
The festival begins on the first day of the ninth Lunar month and during this period, Chinese Taoists will observe a strict vegetarian diet for nine days.
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