Annual Dajia Mazu procession in Taiwan begins
04/09/2021 11:13 PM
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Taichung, April 9 (CNA) Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung s Dajia District began on Friday the annual procession of its main deity, the sea goddess Mazu a nine-day, 340-kilometer journey that covers more than 100 temples on the way to Chiayi and back.
Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), who is also chairman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), and Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) were there to carry the palanquin at the start of the procession shortly after 11 p.m.
Dajia Mazu s annual procession, which takes the sea goddess on a trip through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi and back, is the largest religious procession in Taiwan and have always attracted politicians across party lines.
Half of Taiwanese have misconceptions about hangovers: survey
01/20/2021 03:55 PM
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Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Although the vast majority of Taiwanese adults know what hangovers are, at least 50 percent hold misconceptions about what causes them and how they work, according to a new poll by the Taiwan Beverage Alcohol Forum (TBAF).
The TBAF presented the survey s results at a press conference with Transportation and Communications Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Wednesday, hoping to raise alcohol awareness ahead of next month s Lunar New Year holiday.
The survey found that while 89.5 percent of respondents knew what hangovers were, more than 50 percent held at least one of several misconceptions about them.
Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) The annual Taiwan Lantern Festival, slated for Feb. 26 to March 7 in Hsinchu, and several municipal versions have been canceled, due to an escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Taipei International Book Exhibition will be held later this month, as scheduled, officials announced Tuesday.