Tanshui Pavilion in Taichung held a throwing competition to celebrate the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Legislator Yang Qiongying attended the opening ceremony.

(Photo by reporter Ou Sumei)

[Reporter Ou Sumei/Taichung Report] To celebrate the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on February 19th in the lunar calendar, the Tanshuiting Avalokitesvara Mamiao Temple in Taichung City held the second bamboo throwing contest ahead of schedule today. People can throw a bamboo basket just by lighting the Mazu lanterns in the temple Try your luck, attracting more than 1,200 people to participate, and many young parents brought their children to experience the throwing religious ceremony. Among them, the man surnamed Chen threw 11 Holy Grails in a row, won the first place among the crowd, and won the biggest prize of 55 inches TV moved home.

Tanshui Pavilion in Tanzi District, Taichung City has a history of more than 200 years. It is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva. To celebrate the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the temple held the lantern lighting contest for the first time last year, attracting more than 800 participants. Legislator Yang Qiongying, City Councilor Xu Xuanfeng, Tanzi District Mayor Liu Wenxuan, and Tanyang District Chief Yang Zhongjie all attended the opening ceremony, and the temple officials mobilized volunteers to distribute safe glutinous rice balls.

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Early in the morning, many believers brought their families and family members to Tanshui Pavilion to worship and pray for blessings, and to celebrate the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in advance. After lighting the Mazu peace lanterns, many people lined up in the temple to join in the festivities. More than 1,200 people participated within 2 hours. Many of them are young parents and their children trying their luck together, and the atmosphere is lively.

Zhang Huangqi, the chairman of Tanshui Pavilion, said that after fierce competition, Mr. Chen threw 11 cups in a row, ranking first, and the other contestants were far behind, taking away the biggest prize of 55-inch TV; believers surnamed Wu won 8 cups and ranked first The next time, two people including Zhou and Liao won 6 cups, and another 7 people threw 5 cups. They entered the PK duel, and finally Ms. Zhang took the fifth place.

Wu Mengfen, head of the cultural and educational team of Tanshuiting, said that the throwing of the bamboo is a religious ceremony for believers to pray to the gods for guidance. This year, many parents brought their children to experience it. A young mother held an 8-month-old baby and leaned the cup on the child before throwing the bamboo. It was lucky to throw 5 cups in a row as a gesture of good luck on the clothes.

Wu Mengfen pointed out that February 19th in the lunar calendar is the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. To pray for longevity, the Tanshui Pavilion held a throwing competition. The believers can throw the bamboo by lighting the Mazu safety lamp. The bamboo head made by the national treasure master Huang Yixun was used. Exhibiting rare collections received enthusiastic responses, emphasizing that the purpose of throwing the dice is to entertain and educate, and to seek good luck through fun, not to win big prizes.

Tanshui Pavilion in Taichung held a throwing competition to celebrate the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, attracting more than 1,200 participants.

(Photo by reporter Ou Sumei)

Tanshui Pavilion in Taichung held a throwing competition to celebrate the birthday of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Young parents and children also came to experience it.

(Photo by reporter Ou Sumei)