The monkey buffet festival is a celebration that takes place in
Thailand and it´s held every November 25th. The local peoples believe that
monkey´s bring good fortune to the visitors. It has been held done since 1989,
and it main public are the tourist from different parts, which offers
proximally 4000 kilograms of food and drinks every year. It has also
representative music and dances and different activities throw-out the day with
young people dress like monkeys, as a shown of thanks because of they great value.
As well it has become a very important colorful tradition to the Thailand
people because the meaning of the monkeys, and the worth goals.
As the name of the festival itself indicates, this is a festival
where the monkeys along with the food are the protagonists. In Thailand, there
is the belief that King Rama gave a piece of land known as Lopburi to Hanuman
who was the Monkey King. For that reason, nearly 2000 monkeys each year receive
thousands of pounds of food (like fruits and desserts) in a big table where
public enjoy seeing them. People from Thailand also believe, thanks to their
history, that monkeys bring good fortune so this is also made in their honor.
Besides of being a local celebration, the monkeys attract a lot of tourists and
the country receives benefits with the visits.
In this festival the ones who enjoy the buffet are the monkeys
them self. They enjoy with a large buffet of food, ranging from sweet desserts
to fruits, vegetables, and sodas. In the monkey buffet you can watch the
monkeys drink coke directly from the can. In the past years the monkeys have
consumed over four tons of food, not many people are agree with the type of
diet that this monkeys have on this event, but what it is a fact is that this
animals certainly enjoy their annual special meal.
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