Pilgrimage in Taiwan

The Taiwanese spend a lot of time worshipping their gods.Every year in spring,they move from Daijia in Taichung County to Shinkong in Jiayi County. The journey is a symposium of Chinese folk music and folk arts.The pilgrimage includes eight days and seven nights.The picture on the right shows the followers of Mazu(媽祖),the goddess,are kneeing down to let the sedan of Mazu go over their heads which will help them to get rid of bad spirits and bring them good luck.