Devotees go on strict diet to celebrate Nine Emperor Gods fest


Mouth-watering delicacies: Stall operator Kee Lau Hoon (centre) and her workers showing Taiwanese vegetarian delicacies available at their stall in Madras Lane in George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: When celebrating the Nine Emperor Gods (Kew Ong Yeah) Festival in Penang, food is a must but it has to be vegetarian.

The annual festival, where devotees mostly Taoists observe a strict vegetarian diet for the first nine days of the ninth lunar month, begins tomorrow.

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