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The famous pink race car is back in action. The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage officially kicked off midnight Monday, and will take nine days as the sea goddess travels south. This year’s event is especially significant, for the procession is carrying two other Mazus, making for a formidable trio on the same palanquin. Triple the blessings. FTV anchor Ariel Wang did not miss out on the action. Let’s take a look.

Worshippers at Gongtian Temple are cheering as the Censer Master Mazu and the Baishatun Mazu are successfully taken into the palanquin.

They’re joined by the Houlong Shanbian Mazu in a palanquin conjoining ceremony. Then, the trio sets off together, for the first time in history.

The pilgrimage officially kicked off on midnight Monday. Worshippers all tried to get as close as possible as they sent off the holy trinity. Tongxiao Township was restless that night.

The pink race car charged ahead, arriving in Dajia District, Taichung in the morning. The three Mazus couldn’t wait to meet with a fourth, their Jenn Lann Temple counterpart.

- Were you worried that people wouldn’t have anything to eat here at noon?
- Yes. Here, this is for you.
- Thank you so much.
- It’s on Mazu.

Throughout the Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage, worshippers stood ready with offerings of refreshments for pilgrims. The woman offering sticky rice had come all the way to Taichung from Taoyuan.

Worshipper
Offered sticky rice
We come every year. There’s only 144kg. We didn’t prepare a lot this year.

Worshippers are always readily welcoming the Baishatun Mazu and her friends wherever she goes. Among those waiting, some are returnees to say thanks after their wishes came true. Many more are seeking blessings from her.

Worshipper
Moved by procession
I’m so moved. I hope Mazu can bless me and help me get better. I’ve had three unsuccessful surgeries in a row. I hope Mazu can offer me the way and point me to a good doctor, and get me back on my feet.

This rice cake shop in Qingshui District has a snack corner ready for Mazu and her pilgrims every year. The owner says that Mazu always returns, year after year.

Owner
Rice cake shop
We seek advice from Mazu for all matters, big and small. She always points us in the right direction. The holy mother really takes great care of us, so we’re always at the ready for her.

Tens of thousands of worshippers kept on charging ahead with the pink race car. Our team was also lucky to get a spot among a crowd waiting for the palanquin to pass over and receive blessings.

Ariel Wang
FTV anchor
We’ve kept up with the pink race car and we’ll continue to charge ahead. We’ve sprinted ahead in her footsteps. I even failed to hold back tears twice. I’m not exaggerating. It’s really so moving.

Together with her videographer, the FTV reporter had kept up with the Baishatun Mazu on foot for almost 14 hours. The two will follow her all the way southward, to her destination.

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