Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/25
By: Chen Chih-chung and S.C. Chang

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) A massive foot-washing event that drew 20,000 participants last

A Mother’s Day foot-washing event in Caotun in central Taiwan’s Nantou county, May 4. 2014 (File photo/Yang Shu-huang)

year will be staged in the Presidential Office plaza and Ketagalan Boulevard in October to highlight the traditional family value of filial piety, organizers said Tuesday.

“You may ask, if I want to wash my parents’ feet, why not just do it at home instead of so openly in the Presidential Office plaza?” said Chang Chao-kuo (張朝國), president of the Republic of China Sports Federation, which is organizing the annual event for the third year in a row.

Based on the records of the previous two events at the site, Chang said he saw many tearful “reunions” of parents and children — touching scenes that prove actions speak louder than words.     [FULL  STORY]