htmlOn October 7, Meizhou Ancestral Temple set up a sea god altar at the bottom of Shenao Village, Xiashan Village, Meizhou Island, and followed the ancient system to worship Mazu with three offerings and nine kowtows and release animals. Photo by Lin Chunsheng htmlOn October 7, the Meizhou Ancestral Temple set up an altar in the sea god at the bottom of Shen'ao Village, Xiashan Village, Meizhou Island, and followed the ancient system to worship Mazu with three offerings and nine kowtows and release animals. Photo by Lin Chunsheng China News Service, Fujian Meizhou Island, October 7 (Lin Chunyin, Lin Qunhua, Huang Hanye) The 7th is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month of the year of Yihai, which coincides with the 1032nd anniversary of the ascension of Mazu's "Guardian God of the Sea", and the "Hometown of Mazu" held a grand commemorative event.
Malaysia Muar Tianhou Temple, Indonesia Lin clan association, Taipei Beigang Chaotian Palace, Xingang Fengtian Palace, Taiwan's Madam Three Mother Association and 180 palaces and temples in southern Fujian participated in the event, and tens of thousands of Mazu believers at home and abroad watched the ceremony together. Photo by Lin Chunsheng
Malaysian Muar Tianhou Temple, Indonesia Lin clan association, Taipei Beigang Chaotian Palace, Xingang Fengtian Palace, Taiwan's Three Mama Association, and 180 palaces and temples in southern Fujian participated in the event, and tens of thousands of Mazu believers from home and abroad watched the ceremony together.
Sea worship of Mazu is an important part of Mazu's belief in customs and customs, and reflects the Mazu culture advocates a harmonious ecological concept of gratitude to the ocean and treating the ocean well. Photo by Lin Chunsheng
Meizhou Island is the birthplace of Mazu Lin Moniang . On that day, the Meizhou Ancestral Temple set up an altar of the sea god at the bottom of Shen'ao Village, Xiashan Village, Meizhou Island. Under the leadership of the main sacrificial group composed of representatives of Mazu Temple at home and abroad, the sea sacrifices to Mazu according to the ancient system of three offerings and nine kowtows and release animals.
Lin Jinzan, chairman of the board of directors of Mazu Temple in Meizhou, said that the sea worship of Mazu, passed down from generation to generation, has been an important part of Mazu's beliefs and customs, and reflects the harmonious ecological concept of Mazu culture advocating gratitude to the ocean and treating the ocean well.
Putian North Bank Xianlianggang Tianhou Ancestral Temple is listed as a Fujian Province Taiwan exchange base. Photo by Huang Hanye
In 2009, Mazu's customs were included in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. Lin Shaowen, secretary of the Party Working Committee of Meizhou Island National Tourism Resort, said that over the past 10 years, Meizhou Island has established a three-dimensional, all-round and multi-dimensional protection, inheritance and communication system, which has promoted Mazu culture to play the role of a "cultural messenger" in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
At present, there are tens of thousands of Mazu-divided Spirit Temples in 45 countries and regions around the world, and more than 300 million Mazu believers have reached Mazu. "The circle of friends, concentric circles and cooperation areas of Mazu culture are getting bigger and bigger." Lin Jinzan revealed that the ancestral temple will carry out the "Mazu's trip to the South China Ocean and re-travel the Silk Road" and the Meizhou Mazu tour of Thailand from November 13 to 19.
Lin Zidi, chairman of the board of directors of the Empress of Tianhou Temple in Putian Xianlianggang, awarded memorial plaques donated to the Taiwan Temple. Photo by Huang Hanye
"The construction of the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road' brings a new cultural interaction atmosphere to Southeast Asian countries and regions." Singapore 0,000 Tianfu Palace owner Cai Yahua believes that the "Mazu's trip to the South China Ocean and re-travels the Silk Road" activity has caused a great response in Southeast Asia. In November this year, Meizhou Ancestral Temple launched a Mazu tour to Thailand, which will further expand the popularity and influence of Mazu culture.
In the view of Cai Lixiong, general counsel for the Kaohsiung City Council in Taiwan and chairman of the Cai Jia Tianshang Weishu Association, Mazu culture promotes cross-strait exchanges, strengthens exchanges between temples and believers, and increases people's welfare.
On the same day, the Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the North Bank of Putian was listed as a Fujian Province exchange base for Taiwan. Lin Zidi, chairman of the board of directors of the Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Heavenly Queen of the Xianliang Port, awarded commemorative plaques to Taiwan's Anping Tianhou Palace, Xingang Fengtian Palace, and Dajia Zhenlan Palace respectively. (End)
