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Taiwan's Top 15
ROBERT KELLY ©
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This mother of all walks across Taiwan is, appropriately enough, dedic-
ated to Matsu ('old granny'), the maternal patron deity of the island. For
nine days and 350km, hundreds of thousands of the faithful follow a revered
statue of Matsu across Taiwan (
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), while several million more participate
in local events. This is Taiwan's folk culture at its most exuberant and festive,
with crowds, wild displays of devotion, theatrical performances and a whole lot of
fireworks.
