On June 17, Yang Zhifang, president of the Minnan Hometown Association of South America and Brazil, led a delegation to Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple for a visit and pilgrimage.
Lin Jinzan, chairman of the board of directors of the Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple, warmly welcomed everyone and accompanied Yang Zhifang and others in paying the Three Offerings to Mazu.
Three Offerings
It is reported that on August 2, 2024, Mazu from Meizhou was formally split off for the Southern Fujian Fellow Countrymen Association of Brazil in South America. Lin Jinzan, chairman of the board of directors of the Meizhou Mazu Temple, led a delegation and, together with Brazilian friends, escorted the split-spirit Mazu to Brazil. An enshrinement ceremony was held on August 5, and from that day through August 10, a series of Mazu cultural exchange activities were carried out with local Chinese organizations.
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The Southern Fujian Fellow Countrymen Association of South America (Brazil) was established in 2002 and is one of the important Fujianese associations in Brazil. Since its founding, the association has remained committed to uniting overseas fellow countrymen from Fujian and promoting harmony and shared prosperity within the overseas Chinese community. It currently has several thousand members.