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Thousands go to southern Taiwan coast to see off King Boat
01/17/2021 06:03 PM
CNA photo Jan. 17, 2021
Kaohsiung, Jan. 17 (CNA) Nearly 10,000 people gathered at a beach on Jiading District in Kaohsiung early Sunday morning to watch the burning of a King Boat in a local religious ritual held to protect the community and its fishermen.
The ritual is a tradition adopted by the local Baishalun Wanfu Temple to pray for peace and prosperity and prevent a plague or other catastrophes.
It had been 18 years since the temple, where five Wanye (deities) are worshiped, built a King Boat, and on Sunday it was set afire with the god of plague on board on a bed of ghost money. ....

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