There are many temples in Taiwan,  Religious diversity has long been integrated into Taiwan’s temples, and it is also a feature of Taiwanese temples. When you visit a Taiwanese temple, you will find that a temple enshrines gods of various religions at the same time. Maybe you will see the Virgin Mary or Taoist deities in Buddhist temples, or deities of other religious beliefs…There are many temples in Taiwan that worship multiple religious gods at the same time, A temple fair is a celebration for the main god of this temple, The main god is the main god of this temple.

Buddhist celebrations are mostly based on holding pujas, Not much to talk about here,In the future, I will collect information on this type of activity to let everyone know

The grand temple fairs you can see are celebrated for Taoist gods, Taoist gods come from historical figures,  These characters are deified after being narrated,  No matter which god has its special day. Such as: birthday or ascension (death) day, 

On these important days that belong to the gods, traditional celebrations are to be held,  Almost every month there are several such celebrations scattered all over Taiwan.  March 23 of the lunar calendar in 2021 is Mazu’s birthday,  People all over the country are celebrating crazy, ，You can search on YouTube channe “2021媽祖繞境””mazu pilgrimage “” mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan“There are many related videos.

Mazu detour is hailed by Discovery as one of the three major religious activities in the world, The (this year) 2021, “Dajia Zhenlan Palace Mazu” will walk for 9 days and 8 nights. A total of 330 kilometers have been walked in the whole journey, Pass through 110 temples on the way, Mazu belief is a precious cultural asset developed locally.

On the way Mazu passes by, believers will provide free tea and free food, If you can’t find an accommodation hotel (all full) during the night, you will camp in front of the local temple or lay a cushion to sleep anywhere. It’s an unprecedented grand occasion.