Mazu, a belief in the sea god centered on the southeast coast of China, is also known as Notre Dame, Tianhou, Tianhou Niangniang, Tian Fei, Tianfei Niangniang and Meizhou Niangniang.

Mazu's real name is Lin Mo, and her nickname is Mo Niang, so she is also called Lin Mo Niang. She was born in Meizhou Island, Putian County, on the 23rd day of the third lunar month in the first year of Song Jianlong.

Song Taizong Yongxi died on the ninth day of September. Mazu, revered as the goddess of the sea, is also known as the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother.

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Mazu belief is one of the most representative folk beliefs in China, and it has also spread all over the world with the footsteps of China people.

The fundamental purpose of overseas Chinese offering sacrifices to Mazu is not to forget their ancestors and their roots. Mazu was originally a sea protector. Later, when her functions gradually expanded, people thought that Mazu could help them out, whether it was a businessman, a craftsman, dystocia or other diseases.

So overseas Chinese also build temples to offer sacrifices. People always hope that through Mazu sacrifice, Mazu's spirit of fraternity, helping the weak and helping the poor, courage and perseverance and the concept of filial piety will be carried forward, and the essence of Mazu culture will be integrated into daily life and passed on to the next generation.

Reference: Mazu-Baidu Encyclopedia.