The 21 year old college student was the first to plant her incense at the Dajia Renn Lann Temple
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/16
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) –In order to have the extra auspicious distinction of being the
Petitioners rush into a Temple in Taipei, Feb. 15 (By Central News Agency)
very first member of the public to place their incense stick into a temple’s grand ceremonial incense burner, people rushed into temples throughout Taiwan at the stroke of 11:00 p.m, when the Year of the Dog officially began.
It’s been reported that the very first person throughout Taiwan to officially place their incense in the burner, and thus receive their blessings for the year, was a 21 year old college student at the Dajia Renn Lann Temple (大甲鎮瀾宮) in Changhua County.
Petitioners began crowding outside temples throughout the islands on the evening of Feb. 15, the Lunar New Year’s Eve waiting for the chance to wish for the first blessings of the New Year.
At Dajia Renn Lann Temple, the Temple administrators and members first completed their own private ceremonies, and once finished, opened their doors to the waiting public. It has become a tradition for members of the public to rush in and grab a stick of incense as quickly as possible to get the first bit of luck the new year has to offer.
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