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Here come the finale of my visit to the Nine Emperor Gods Festival...More photos...Enjoy~~~ Oh the "Smelly Taufu", very long queue to buy it...!!! How's your weekend?

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival ( Chinese : 九皇爺; pinyin : jiǔhuángyé; Hokkien : Kow Ong Yah; Cantonese : Kow Wong Yeh) is a Chinese festival to celebrate the return from heaven to earth of the Nine Emperor spirits, who are worshiped as one deity known as Mazu (Chinese: 妈祖/天后), the Taoist goddess of the sea and queen of heaven who represents health, wealth and prosperity. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar . Devotees flock to temples throughout the country for the festival The Nine Emperor Gods are part of a spirit-medium cult known locally as Jieu Hwang Yeh . These nine deities are believed to dwell in the stars in heaven under the reign of Mazu. On the eve of the ninth moon, temples of the deities hold a ceremony to invoke and welcome the nine emperors. Since the arrival of the gods are believed to be through the waterways, processions are held from temples to the sea-shore or river to symbolize this belief. Devotees dressed in ...