2021 Baosheng Cultural Festival

To celebrate the birthday of Baosheng Dadi (God of Medicine) on March 15^th of the lunar calendar, Taipei Bao'an Temple organizes a series of religious events each year known as “Baosheng Cultural Festival”. There are 23 Jiaxingxi (family name plays) performances, Three Offerings Ritesand the Feast for the Gods, along with folk art performances, paper-offering art presentations and beehive firecrackers ritual, Set-off of Fire Lion. A wide range of activities such as the birthday celebration ceremonies of Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, also known as Zhu Sheng Ma (Chinese Goddess of Birth and Fertility) and Mazu (Chinese Sea Goddess), religious and cultural seminars, art & heritage tours, Bao'an Temple art exhibition, free medical consultations, concerts, Shennong Dadi (God of Agriculture) Birthday Ceremony, Medical Dedication Award Ceremony, and academic conferences are also included in the annual festival. It is not only a unique Taiwanese tradition to show our appreciation to the deities, but also a religious festival integrating aesthetics of life, arts and humanities that reflects both the conventional and modern Taiwan.  Moreover, during Zhongyuan Pudu, Taipei Bao'an Temple holds Shudenggao (erecting lantern poles to guide wandering spirits), Qianchezhuang (spinning the hollow cylinders made of bamboo to guide the accidentally deceased), and Ullambana Dharma Service to comfort people who lost their loved ones.