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Everyone loves free money. A temple in Yunlin realized this nine years ago and started an annual event that draws crowds of worshippers looking for extra cash. Staff hop on the temple’s roof and throw money down at the crowd, who immediately scramble to stuff their pockets with bills. The tradition originated in Vietnam, but is proving popular in Taiwan too. Let’s hear more.

Worshipper
Grabbed money
They folded them and threw them from the roof so they floated down. I picked up NT$1,100.

Worshipper
Tried to grab money
- How much did you get?
- Nothing! I have a limp.

Ánh Linh
Temple head
We throw money to celebrate the seventh lunar month. Back in Vietnam, some people throw gold. But we don’t. We threw about NT$80,000 this time around. People in Vietnam have been venerating her for 300 years at least, but we don’t know how far back the tradition goes. The way we worship her is similar.

This year, staff cast NT$80,000 into the air. The temple is located in Gukeng Township, and its ancestral shrine is actually in Vietnam’s An Giang province. As more immigrants from Vietnam settled in Taiwan, this international connection prompted the temple to start holding this event in the seventh lunar month. The goal is for participants to return home with good luck and prosperity, and extra cash in their wallets.

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