Events and festivals in Macau
event festival macau chinese macau celebrate religious festival counterpart hong kong region asia tou tei earth god said everywhere celebration held pou tai un temple taipa statue christ paraded street macau cathedral chinese tradition go back thousand year day family visit cemetery pay respect sweep graf ancestor also burn joss stick paper object believing dead receive item side family also present roast piglet fruit food deceased food wasted end day family feast day celebrates portugal leftwing military coup ama taoist goddess particularly revered macau also known tin hau deity fisher folk seafarer legend told story junk sailing across south china sea caught tremendous storm sink aboard terrified last minute beautiful young woman stood ordered element calm junk reached land safely mysterious woman none goddess ama temple built spot landed still day inner harbor name macau came many century later portuguese soldier asked name place local replied amagao bay ama eventually shortened macau recent time statue ama erected highest point coloane island ama festival offering made also performance chinese opera birthday prince siddhartha founder buddhism marked devotee bathing image born prince siddhartha embarked year wandering seek enlightenment resisting temptation found attain true knowledge peace man renounce earthly desire eliminate self unusual local festival observed fish trader eighth day fourth moon festive occasion start kwan tai temple near leal senado square group intoxicated men dance way market lane waving wooden dragon head tail performance also interpreted exorcism fertility rite looked upon fisherfolk worshipper shrine taoist child god tam kung pray health wealth knowledge wisdomand calm sea said qing dynasty orphan tam kung raised grandmother attained extraordinary power age thus making subject worship could heal sick control weather tossing handful pea air could bring rain stop fire would simply throw water air festival chinese opera staged coloane village temple dedicated tam kung annual procession devotee domingo church penha chapel openair mass said event commemorated miracle fátima portugal dragon boat festival held nam van lake spectacular competition commemorates rdcentury bc court adviser drowned protest decision emperor go war neighboring state wat yuen said left behind beautiful poem jumping river order protect body eaten fish people quickly launched boat splashed water paddle tossed rice dumpling water kuan tai one major figure chinese history legend describes superhero admired many several temple territory dedicated deity one important situated rua do mercadores historic centre macau occasion feast kuan tai lion dance enacted chinese opera performed specially constructed bamboo shed outside temple join feast kuan tai alleyway near senado square apart discovering slice history kuan tai temple undoubtedly entranced temple feast na cha usually celebrated eighteenth day fifth lunar month two parade arranged one worship ritual incense na cha temple another one called “prince na cha parade” currently na cha temple part world heritage monument historic centre macau macau stage section volleyball match spacious venetian stadium international team battling qualify final sometimes referred lover festival fall seventh day seventh moon lunar calendar deep meaning unmarried woman festival celebrates day year legendary heavenly weaver meet lover cowherd bridge bird spanning milky way appease restless spirit burning paper food offering roadside said month ghost freed underworld free roam world every year lunar month festival also feature local celebration chinese opera one important festival chinese people also one loveliest night year done memory thcentury uprising mongol rebel wrote call revolt piece paper embedded cake smuggled compatriot today commemoration festival people eat special sweet cake known mooncake made ground lotus sesame child also get play colored lantern watch huge autumn moon rise international firework festival normally held around end september beginning october unique innovation expert different country invited compete spectacle firework macau international music festival perfect blend east westa prestigious event international impact one factor make festival unique macau international music festival performed unique location festival ascending height double ninth festival family offer prayer graf ancestor climb hill belief avoid disaster macau grand prix one biggest event macau year youll get see formula car motorcycle saloon car compete annual spectacle exciting event take place tough guia circuit running international marathon full course circle peninsula cross taipa coloane island runner overseas join hundred macau hong kong athlete traditional christian festival special mass public holiday well traditional chinese celebration winter solstice public holiday well macau international movie festival film list festival china list festival asia