During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the 9 Emperor Gods festival abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. The main reason for going vegetarian during this period is all about compassion to living things. One should do no harm to others, including killing animals in order to eat them. One other purpose of going on this vegetarian diet is to purge the body of the unhealthy aspects of processed foods and meat and help improve people's life.
I remember one of my elders telling me that when we are on this 9-day diet, it would be best if the meals we eat are simple as that would defeat the noble purpose. My breakfast on Sunday can be considered simple as I had plain porridge and noodles.
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