Kuan Yin is so popular, in fact, that Chinese often slaughter animals as offerings at Kuan Yin festivals--never mind that Buddhism forbids killing any sentient being!
其實，不管是中元普渡或是觀音聖誕，許多寺廟及城鎮都大肆鋪張，有的舉辦「殺豬公大賽」，有的擺下數百桌流水席，雞鴨魚肉、大吃大喝。清淨莊嚴的氣氛沒了，倒成為民間歡聚、節慶的一部分。