Why Mazu?

Mazu is a belief in Poseidon centered on the southeast coast of China. The god with the most aliases and honorifics in the world is Mazu, whose aliases and honorifics are: Moline (formerly known as dragon girl, saint, goddess, queen of heaven, mother, Tian Fei, holy princess, goddess, virgin, goddess, spiritual daughter, aunt, grandmother, spiritual princess and silent mother.

The title of Mazu was praised 36 times in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Mazu, from "Lady", "Princess" and "Tian Fei" to "Queen of Heaven" and "Virgin", has been included in national festivals.

The conferment of the emperor clearly recorded Mazu's three great achievements from "assisting the country" to "protecting the saints" and "protecting the people". By the first year of Guangxu, the title of Mazu had reached 64 words. According to statistics, emperors gave Mazu titles totaling more than 600 words, setting a record for China to give titles to immortals.

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The fundamental purpose of overseas Chinese offering sacrifices to Mazu is not to forget their ancestors and roots. Mazu was originally Haibao. Later, her function gradually expanded, and people thought that Mazu could help them out, whether it was a businessman, a craftsman, dystocia or other diseases.

Overseas Chinese also build temples to worship. People always hope that through Mazu's sacrifice, Mazu's fraternity, helping the weak and helping the poor, the spirit of courage and perseverance and filial piety will be carried forward, and the essence of Mazu culture will be integrated into daily life and passed on to the next generation.

This is a true portrayal of "where there is sea water, there are Chinese, and there are Chinese Mazu". As far as the influence is concerned, Mazu has evolved from a maritime relationship to a "sea god" and a "escort goddess", thus forming one of the most important Han folk worship gods in the history of marine culture.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Mazu