ANTICIPATING A LOT OF RAIN FOR 9 EMPEROR GOD FESTIVAL

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, it is the last week of the eighth lunar month. Based on this year's Chinese calendar, Nine Emperor Gods festival will start on 15th October and will last for nine days. A carnival-like atmosphere to welcome the spirits of the nine emperors from the heaven to the earth who are
worshipped as one deity known as Mazu, the Taoist goddess of the sea and queen of heaven, who represents health, wealth and prosperity.We have been seeing a lot of rainy days lately and the Taoists believe there will be more such days ahead. One interesting thing is that it will often rain during the nine days of this festival. The belief is that the deities, who are said to spend their entire time at sea with the exception of these nine days, bring the rain and cleanse the area for their arrival.