Mazu, the Daoist goddess of the sea and "holy mother of the human world," is along with Wangye one of Taiwan's most important folk deities, and the 322-kilometer, eight-day-and-seven-night pilgrimage of the Tachia Mazu, which passes through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, and Chiayi counties, attracts more than a million worshippers and pilgrims every year.
「三月媽祖」，媽祖與王爺是台灣民間的兩大信仰，其中八天七夜，行經台中、彰化、雲林、嘉義四縣，總計三百二十二公里的「大甲媽進香活動」，每年總吸引上百萬民眾膜拜、行腳。