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While it has more than one hundred millions of faithful devotees spread all over the world, is in Taiwan where most particularly celebrated the anniversary of Matsu, goddess of flesh and blood who lived in Fukien province of China in the tenth century

It tells the legends who was born in a humble home to fishermen on the island of Meijou, March 23 (moon) of 960 and the room where the birth took place became red and fragrant.

Since the passing of the months found that she had not cried even once, his parents decided to name Mou (Silence), with the surname Lin.

Ever since I was merciful and compassionate and I used to watch the sea from the top of a cliff wrapped in a red dress, so that the fishermen had as a reference for orientation.

His childhood and adolescence is full of stories and legends, the best known is when he dreamed that his father and brother were shipwrecked on the high seas and she tried to help his father taking his hands and his brother with his teeth. His mother entered the bedroom and screamed upon finding her in trance for dead. She responded with another cry to let him know she was alive but in doing so had to release his brother, who drowned.

The dream became reality soon after when his father returned battered and said her son had died at sea.

March 9 (lunar) year 987, when Mou was at the top of Mount Mei, a group of angels descended from the clouds, taking her with them and ascended into heaven in the flesh, like the Virgin Mary. This goddess became the twenty-seven years old.

Area fishermen ask relief the difficulties and are attributed many miraculous saves

Today, only in the Penghu Islands, western coast of Taiwan, there are 140 temples dedicated to Matsu, where his birthday is celebrated with an extraordinary pilgrimage procession that lasts eight days and nights, traveling hundreds of miles.

It is a religious event, yes, but also popular, cultural, entertainment and folk.