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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 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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