
Dajia Zhenlan Temple will also be hosting the Celebrating Lantern Festival with Mazu activity; at 17:40 this afternoon, the Yuan Deity Lantern Lighting Ceremony was conducted before the divination block throwing ceremony was carried out at 18:00 to determine the starting date of Mazu’s religious procession. The activities drew a large crowd of followers to pray for blessings, peace, and health. Deputy Mayor Chen, Legislator Kuan-heng Yen, Deputy-Speaker Li-min Yan, and Civil Affairs Bureau Deputy Director General Cheng-yuen Lu all attended the function.
Dajia Zhenlan Temple’s religious procession will take place over 9 days, starting at 22:00 on April 7, 2019 (March 3 on the Chinese calendar). Mazu will travel to Changhua Nanyao Temple, Xiluo Fusing Temple, CYHCG Fengtian Gong on the 8th, 9th and 10th respectively. On the 11th, the Mazu birthday celebration will be held, while Mazu will travel to Xiluo Fusing Temple, Beidou Dianan Temple, CYHCG Fengtian Gong, and Qingshui Chaoxing Temple on the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th before returning to Dajia Zhenlan Temple on the 16th.