Kusoldharm Phuket honours Te Krajard tradition with 3,000 food sets

The Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation prepared 3,000 sets of rice and dried food for distribution at its twice-yearly Te Krajard merit-making event in Phuket.

Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum attended the event along with Vice Governor Romdon Hayiawae, government department heads and representatives of other organisations.

Te Krajard, also known as Ting Krajard, is associated with the annual Por Tor, or Hungry Ghost, Festival observed by Phuket’s Chinese community. The tradition involves offering food and other necessities to spirits believed to have no living relatives to care for them, while also giving members of the public an opportunity to make merit according to their beliefs.

The name refers to items being placed on trays and distributed, historically by tossing them into the air for people to collect. The practice has also traditionally involved providing food and necessities to people in need.

The 2026 Por Tor Festival is scheduled to run from 25 August to 10 September, with ceremonies at shrines, markets and community venues across Phuket Town. During the seventh lunar month, families make offerings of food, incense and ceremonial paper items to honour ancestors and spirits believed to have no descendants.

One of the festival’s best-known offerings is Ang Ku, a red turtle-shaped cake made from glutinous rice flour and traditionally filled with sweet bean paste. The cakes symbolise longevity, good fortune and gratitude towards ancestors.