Matsu Ba-mang festival

Residents of Taiwan's Matsu island celebrate the Ba-mang festival Saturday, in which processions of statues of gods are carried out and offerings are made amid fusillades of firecrackers. The folk practice was listed as an "important custom" by the Ministry of Culture in 2019. CNA photo Feb. 8, 2020

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