A Ma Temple Macau
AMa Temple in Macau, China built to honor to the seafarers' goddess. Its history dates back to the early 16th century. According to the legend A-Ma, an underprivileged girl looking for approach to Canton, was declined by the well-heeled junk owners. But a poor fisherman took her on his boat. A squall blew up and ruined all except the boat carrying the girl. After arriving in Macau island, she went missing and reappeared as a goddess. On the spot where she remerged, the fishermen built a temple.
Macau A-Ma Temple is the biggest among then 2500 temples dedicated to the goddess world over. It houses prayer halls, pavilions and courtyards constructed into the boulder-strewn mount. The road to this famous among the temples in Macau is laid through moon gates and miniature gardens. At the access is a large rock with a traditional sailing junk engraved on it. On other rocks red characters are imprinted citing a prayer.
Macau A-Ma Temple has four pavilions. Three of them are devoted to A-Ma and have some excellent statues of the goddess jointly with a replica of a junk with cannons, chapels to Buddhist and Taoist gods and brass vessels. This temple is notable for stunning tiled roofs and amazing views from the excellent gardens. The temple holds the festival of A-Ma on the 23rd day of the 3rd moon. (Either in April or in May). To scare away evil spirits, firecrackers are exploded at the access to greet tourists. Lion dances are acted upon here on weekends.
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