According to legend, Mazu helped the poor and was honored as the "goddess of the sea". According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 200 million Mazu believers in the world, and there are more than 10 million Mazu believers in Taiwan Province Province.
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Mazu's golden body is also called "Mazu in the sky" because of the customs in Meizhou Island. Every year before the Lantern Festival, the believers on the island will invite Mazu's golden body to every household and offer it devoutly, so as to achieve peace all the year round. As a ancestral temple, many pilgrims come here every day to worship Mazu. Behind it, there is a statue of Mazu in the town hall.
When Mazu went on a tour, Mazu in the town hall was enshrined by believers in the temple. There is also a statue of Mazu in Yuan Dynasty in the incense niche, which is the treasure of the town temple.
20091October 2-5, 165438+ Meizhou Mazu Xinghua Golden Body Tour was held in 7 counties (administrative committees) including Meizhou Island, the north bank of Meizhou Bay, Xiuyu District, Licheng District, Hanjiang District, Chengxiang District and Xianyou County in Putian City, with a journey of 289 kilometers, including 24 kilometers on foot. ?
2065438+On February 25th, 2008, Mazujin from Mazu Tempel, Meizhou Island, Putian City, Fujian Province returned to Mazu's maiden Meizhou Island Village to visit Ambufu.