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06 September 2007 |
Followers of one of Taiwan's most widespread traditions, the worship of the Sea Goddess, Mazu (媽祖), will travel to New York to take part in a parade and show off ceremonial rituals from 14 to 15 September.
Hundreds of pilgrims from Chiayi County's Singang Fongtien Temple (嘉義縣新港奉天宮) will take goddess statues and sedan chairs to New York to practice the religious rituals surrounding the Mazu belief.
According to the president of the Singang Fongtien Temple, Lu Ming-sen (盧明森), the Taiwan Center (美國台灣會館) invited the Paper Windmill Foundation (紙風車文教基金會) to hold a series of performances in New York, and asked the temple to participate.
Lu said the temple's celebration parade represents the traditional art derived from Taiwanese folk religions. Apart from displaying the religious artworks, during the ceremony performers from the temple will perform Taiwanese folk music and religious rituals.
The temple will also present a line of products including T-shirts and book marks that are printed with images of Mazu.
According to Taiwanese folk legend, Mazu was said to have rescued countless fishermen and seafarers from sea disasters after her death in A.D. 987. Singang Fongtien Temple was established in 1812 by Qing Dynasty (清朝) Chinese who came to settle in Taiwan.
It is among hundreds of Mazu temples built to worship the Sea Goddess in Taiwan.
Translated by Yeh Fang-hsun/culture.tw
Source: CNA
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Last Updated ( 05 October 2007 )
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