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On the Road for a Modern Pilgrimage
By Chris Buckley, Lam Yik Fei, Amy Chang Chien and Nikolay Nikolov•May 3, 2024
In Taiwan, it has been the season for Mazu, the most widely venerated of folk deities that many people here turn to for solace, guidance and good fortune. This year, the country’s two major pilgrimages for Mazu attracted record numbers of participants. Many of them are younger Taiwanese who are drawn to keeping alive the old traditions.
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