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　　媽祖信俗

　　媽祖信俗是以崇奉和頌揚媽祖的功德、善良和大愛精神為核心，以媽祖宮廟為主要活動場所，以習俗和廟會等為表現(xiàn)形式的民俗文化。在公元987年，相傳媽祖因救海難而獻身，被百姓立廟祭祀，逐漸成為中國東南沿海及部分東南亞地區(qū)的航海保護神。2009年9月30日聯(lián)合國科教文組織決定將”媽祖信俗“列入世界非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)。

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　　Mazu Belief and Customs

　　Mazu, the goddess of the sea well-revered for her kindness and virtue, is at the center of a folk culture that includes traditional customs, ceremonies and practices. Temple fairs will commonly occur at Mazu temples in a show of respect for this deity. The legend states that in 987 AD, Mazu sacrificed her life to save fishermen, and was subsequently enshrined in a temple by those same fishermen. Overtime, she became a figure worshipped in maritime areas such as the Chinese coast and parts of Southeast Asia. On September 30th of 2009, the Mazu Belief and Customs was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

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