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PHUKET, THAILAND - OCTOBER 19, 2012: A woman and her child wait for the procession of annual vegetarian festival in front of pictures of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit and other members of the royal family on October 19 in Phuket, Thailand. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)

PHUKET, THAILAND - OCTOBER 19, 2012: A woman and her child wait for the procession of annual vegetarian festival in front of pictures of  Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit and other members of the royal family on October 19 in Phuket, Thailand. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)