On April 8th and 9th, representatives from the orthodox Luermen Notre Dame Temple "Kaijima No. 6" went to Sun Moon Lake to pray for rain.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

[Reporter Wang Shuxiu/Tainan Report] The weather during the Qingming holiday is changeable. It seems that the central and southern regions are not favored by the rain god?

On the 15th of last month, the "Luermen Mom" ​​was ordered to go to Sun Moon Lake in Nantou on April 8th and 9th to pray for rain by land, sea and air and to walk around the country for blessings.

As for whether they will pray for rain in Tainan, the orthodox Luermen Notre Dame Temple said that it will depend on the recent situation.

Cai Ruiyuan, head of the propaganda team of the Notre Dame Temple, said that each statue of Mazu in the temple has its own duties, among which "Kaiji Ma No. 6" is responsible for praying for rain.

He pointed out that the whole country is facing a large-scale drought in 2021, and Nantou Youmiao strongly invited more than 10 Mazu statues in the Notre Dame Temple to the table to throw a basket one by one. Finally, it was decided that the representative of "Kaiji Ma No. 6" would drive to the Sun Moon Lake prays for rain.

This year, I was invited by the local government again, hoping that Lu Ermen Mama can bring rain to Taiwan again.

Cai Ruiyuan said that this time, at 9:15 a.m. on April 8, "Kaijima No. 6" will be set to drive on the tour. Following the rain prayer mode in 2021, Taiwan's super iron coach Cai Mingyi will start running with "Kaijima No. 6" on his back. , circle around the periphery of Sun Moon Lake for 1 lap, then take a boat tour of Sun Moon Lake, and finally use the aerial cable car to patrol the sky to complete the "land, sea and air" rain prayer ceremony.

Immediately after, we went around Sun Moon Lake Friends Temple and shopping street to pray for blessings. We stopped at Mingde Palace in the evening, and stopped at various palaces and temples in the Lugu area the next day to receive worship from believers.

As for why it is April 8 and 9 after consecutive holidays, does it mean that this wave of frontal rainfall will not help the central and southern regions much?

Cai Ruiyuan said that this is the date indicated by the sedan chair on the 15th of last month. At the beginning, there were many dates for the Holy Mother to choose, and these two days were selected.

However, according to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Bureau, the rainfall this time is mainly in the north of the central region. Although there is a chance of rainfall in the southern mountainous area, the rainfall is insufficient, and it is estimated that the help to the water situation is limited.

As for whether to pray for rain in the Greater Tainan part, it needs to be re-evaluated.

In the orthodox Luermen Notre Dame Temple, each Mazu performs its own duties, among which "Kaiji Ma No. 6" is responsible for praying for rain.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)