Dalongdong Baoan Temple Censer
Taipei’s Dalongdong Baoan Temple Tian Gong Censer (天公爐). From my old blog, “The Jade Emperor is the highest ranking god in Taiwan’s pantheon but, owing to his exalted position
Bombing Handan 炸寒單
Bombing Handan (炸寒單) is an important folk event held annually in Taidung during Taiwan’s Yuanxiao festival (元宵節.) Lord Handan (寒單爺) is paraded through the streets wearing nothing but shorts and a towel around his head while local shops throw bricks of fireworks at his near naked body. The festival was once suppressed by the government ...
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival 2013 鹽水蜂炮
This year’s guide and schedule to Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival can be found here: http://www.wumiao.idv.tw/ On the 14th of the first lunar month (Saturday, Feb 23rd Gregorian calendar) a temple parade leaves the Yanshui Wu Temple at 8am. At 6PM there will be three groups of gods (Line A, B and C) leaving from the Yanshui ...
Prayers and Flames: The Burning of the King Boat (Travel in Taiwan)
The Dong Long Temple’s (東隆宮) boat burning ceremony in Donggang (東港) is one of the most popular festivals in Taiwan. For many years
Taiwanese Opera 台灣歌仔戲
Ming Hwa Yuan 明華園 Taiwanese opera troupe performs at a pudu (ceremony of offering for restless spirits) in Tainan. Five temple Jiaow and precursor to boat burning ceremony.
Know your Jiajiang 家將: General Xie 謝將軍
Bajiajiang 八家將 and Shijiajiang’s 什家將 General Xie 謝將軍(xie jiang jun) Jiajiang 家將 are religious temple parade performance troupe members that may be likened to police officers; they search out demon criminals, arrest, interrogate and punish them. They protect certain — usually underworld — gods like Kitsbargha 地藏王, City God 城隍, King of the Broad Marshes ...
Fireworks at Kaohsiung’s Wannian Folklore Festival 高雄萬年季煙火
Fireworks at Kaohsiung’s Wannian Folklore Festival 2012 Originating from local religious temples’ celebrations, Kaohsiung’s Wannian Folklore Festival is now a festival aimed at preserving and promoting the historical and cultural heritage of the area’s temples. There are folk events, entertainment and religious parades throughout the area for a week and the highlight is the ...
The Taiwan Door God — 臺灣門神
“The ubiquitous ‘door god’ is found on all types of doors throughout Taiwan, from
Kaohsiung International Lion Dance Festival and Competition 2012高雄戲獅甲
The 2012 Lion dance festival and competition 獅王大賽 will be held on Sunday October 14th at the Kaohsiung Arena. Tickets are
Cover photograph for Topics Travel and Culture Issue
I have been travelling in Canada with my family for a couple of months and was pleased to find out my photo was used for the cover of Topics Travel and Culture issue. The article, ‘Drumming Their Way to Respect‘, is about Chio-tian Folk Drums & Art Troupe (九天民俗技藝團) — the troupe the Taiwanese movie ‘Dintao: Leader of ...
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