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The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage is about to set off this Sunday! The event takes the Mazu at the GongtianTemple in Tongxiao, Miaoli all the way to Beigang in Yunlin. The trip is full of rituals, including the smudging of the leading banner three days before departure. This year, registrations have setting a new record, surpassing 460,000 participants. The Mazu’s famous palanquin, known affectionately as the “Pink Supercar” is ready for the trip, and so are the localities it will grace. Among them is Tukuin Yunlin, which has set up service stations so that pilgrims can rest, wash up and regain the energy to follow the deity around Taiwan.
Temple staff and the censer master lead worshipers in prayer with incense. The leading banner is brought out and presented to the team, then hung on the pillar at the entrance to Gongtian Temple, marking the start of the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage, which will set off on Sunday.
This century-old ceremony is held late at night three days before the actually pilgrimage starts. In the following three days, worshippers do a cleanse with bathing, and fasting.
Tuku in central Yunlin is a must-visit for the procession every year. As pilgrims gather in the town, there is a frenzy of preparations underway.
Chen Ying-hao
Cocoa farmer
During the pilgrimage, we let pilgrims use our customer parking lot as a lodging or camping area, regardless of whether they are walking or driving.
Su Shao-chi
Tuku Township
This is one of our service points for pilgrims, where campers have a space to set up their tents. There’s also indoor resting areas at Zhongzheng Assembly Hall.
The Tuku Township Office and local groups have set aside car-camping zones and rest areas to create 13 service stations with supplies and washing facilities. They expect to accommodate more than 5,000 pilgrims.
Chen Ter-kai
Tuku Mayor
We’re providing well-equipped bathrooms, shuttle busses and medical teams to take good care of the pilgrims.
This year, 460,000 people have registered for the pilgrimage, and local authorities say that about 1 million people will participate in some way or another. To meet demand for transport, additional train and bus services have been arranged on the Taiwan Railway, Taiwan High Speed Rail and by coach bus companies.
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