Saturday 11th, there was a lot of activity in front of Longshan temple. Many shrines had been erected, there were fortune tellers, lots of people sat in groups and making paper offerings, herbal tea on offer but the thing that stuck out most, was the public displays of religion.
I feel that the Taiwaneses are quite private about their religion. They have a shrine at home and sometimes go to the temple but it's very different to how Christains do things. Public 'services' at temples are fairly rare. Most people go, do their thing, maybe asks the gods a questions and throw moon stones, and then go.
Anyway, it was different that day. There was healing, chanting and dancing. In the group photo, a lively group kept going for several hours, dancing around some symbols on the floor. Later that evening, a disabled boy was wheeled around with the people clapping, dancing and chanting. I'm not sure who they were but I'm guessing that they might be the Falun Dada (Gong).
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