When I was a child, I saw this lady friend of my family eating white rice with some pickled radish (like the one in the photo) whenever she goes on a vegetarian diet during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. Her meals were kept simple and I noticed that she ate the food without the slightest complaint. Actually, the whole emphasis of the vegetarian diet is the intention of abstenance from killing and not really about eating only vegetables. The Taoists believe that by going on such a diet, any mishaps or ill-fortune that may befall a person might be avoided or lessened. By the way, that was my dinner for tonight.
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