Thousands of people gather for a grand worship ceremony marking the 1,059th birthday of sea goddess Mazu on Meizhou Island in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, April 27, 2019. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Mo, a shaman who lived in the 10th century on Meizhou Island. Revered after her death as a patron of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. (Photo: China News Service/Lyu Ming)
Thousands of people gather for a grand worship ceremony marking the 1,059th birthday of sea goddess Mazu on Meizhou Island in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, April 27, 2019. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Mo, a shaman who lived in the 10th century on Meizhou Island. Revered after her death as a patron of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. (Photo: China News Service/Lyu Ming)
Thousands of people gather for a grand worship ceremony marking the 1,059th birthday of sea goddess Mazu on Meizhou Island in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, April 27, 2019. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Mo, a shaman who lived in the 10th century on Meizhou Island. Revered after her death as a patron of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. (Photo: China News Service/Lyu Ming)
Thousands of people gather for a grand worship ceremony marking the 1,059th birthday of sea goddess Mazu on Meizhou Island in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, April 27, 2019. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Mo, a shaman who lived in the 10th century on Meizhou Island. Revered after her death as a patron of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. (Photo: China News Service/Lyu Ming)
