Last night was a celebration in my town. I wouldn't have known about it, and would've missed it, if it weren't for my cheer team performing. They were told to be ready to perform at 6pm, but didn't end up performing until shortly after 10. So, we had a lot of time to just sit around and wait, but we made it a lot of fun. At about 9:30, the celebration began. It was a huge parade that stopped at the temple. Vince explained some of the attractions to me, but a lot of it I just admired for the beauty and intricacy. Matzu is the goddess that is worshiped in my town. She is the one that protects people that emigrate from China to Taiwan. The Taiwan straight is dangerous, so Matzu looks over them for a safe journey. Of course, Matzu was the last in the parade, and as the parade went on, the floats were more meaningful to her. There were trumpet players and bands and other types of worshipers. It was all such an awesome experience, even if I didn't know the reason behind it all.
For pictures - check out kstrein.shutterfly.com in the Matzu folder
for videos - go to youtube.com and search kstrein for videos of the evening
My cheerleaders did a great job performing....the video is also on youtube
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