諸位可還記得早前，
媽祖用身份證買票乘坐高鐵
而登上微博熱搜？
要知道，
媽祖可不只有身份證，
護照也一樣有！
這不，
媽祖即將要搭乘飛機，
前往泰國巡安啦！
媽祖下南洋·重走海絲路
2017年和2018年，湄洲媽祖祖廟先後兩次舉辦“媽祖下南洋·重走海絲路”主題活動。湄洲媽祖金身首次巡安馬來西亞、新加坡和菲律賓，並在當地引起極大轟動。
This November, the statue of the goddess Matsu of Meizhou will make a bless tour to Thailand. A series of events, including a worshipping ceremony, a mass blessing tour, exhibitions, performances and lectures, will be scheduled, to further facilitate cultural exchanges between China and Thailand.
今年，年湄洲媽祖祖廟將繼續推進“湄洲媽祖巡天下”活動，於11月13日-19日開展“媽祖下南洋·重走海絲路”——2019年中泰媽祖文化活動周暨湄洲媽祖巡安泰國活動。
2017年巡安新加坡資料圖
活動期間，湄洲媽祖祖廟將組織進行媽祖祭典、繞境巡安、誦經祈福、非遺展示、文藝聯歡、聯誼座談等一系列媽祖文化活動，進一步促進海內外媽祖信眾的聯誼交流、心靈契合。
Beliefs in the goddess Matsu, originating from China's Fujian Province in the 10th century, have spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.
2018湄洲媽祖巡安菲律賓資料圖
媽祖文化源遠流長，不僅在中國沿海地區有著廣泛的影響，在泰國南部也有很多人信仰媽祖，有大大 小小一百多座媽祖廟。中華媽祖情，中泰一家親。
To promote cultural and commercial exchanges between believers from home and abroad, Matsu Temple in Putian of Fujian province has organized mass bless tours to some Southeast Asian countries last two years, including Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
中外華人血脈相親，文化共融。湄洲媽祖巡安泰國活動意義非凡，為中泰民間文化交流作出積極貢獻。
2018年湄洲媽祖巡安菲律賓資料圖
媽祖原名林默，世人尊稱林默娘，湄洲灣人，生於北宋建隆元年。她從小習水性，識潮音，還會看星象，一次又一次救助那些陷入海難的人們。
Matsu, whose original name was Lin Mo, was born in Meizhou in the year 960 of North Song Dynasty. She dedicated herself to protecting people from marine perils and unfortunenately died at the age of 28, when she was rescuing a ship in trouble.
公元987年九月初九，她在湄洲灣口救助遇難的船隻時不幸捐軀，年僅28歲。傳說中，她死後，仍魂系百姓。每每風高浪急，檣桅摧折之際，她便出現，指引商旅舟楫，幫助他們逢凶化吉。
She was thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions after her death.
自宋徽宗宣和五年(公元1123年)直至清代，共有14個皇帝先後對她敕封了36次，使她成了萬眾敬仰的“天上聖母”、“海上女神”。
According to historical records, a total of 14 emperors in Chinese history issued more than 36 edicts to show respects for her, making her a widely respected Goddess of Heaven and Goddess of the Sea.
千百年來，媽祖不僅成為了出海貿易商人們的守護神，更是連接海上絲綢之路沿線國家重要文化紐帶。
Source: 湄洲媽祖廟、湄洲發佈
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