A Slice of Wonder


Procession of Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage ─Sedan Chair Mounting and Departure

The agenda of the annual pilgrimage is reported to Matsu through reciting sutras and the prayer memorials, praying for the peace of pilgrims and believers joining the pilgrimage. .....

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Procession of Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage ─Pilgrimage Period Arrangement

The date of the Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage is arranged by drawing the wooden divinatory stalks at midnight on the Lantern Festival day, .....

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The Belief of Matsu ─Deity and Functions

Starting in the Song Dynasty, the belief of Matsu has gone through different stages before it began to spread.

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The Belief of Matsu ─Origins of the Belief

The worship of Matsu started in Meizhouyu in Putian, Fujian Province, and was first considered as a kind of witchcraft probably because of the stories about the life of Matsu. .....

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Cordierite (堇青石)

Cordierite is named after P.L.A Cordier, the French geologist who first discovered it. The gemstone variety of this mineral is called Iolite or Dichroite. .....

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