Mazu

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Chinese deity folk deity patron deity sea goddess

Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Tin Hau 3
Mazu Miao 1
Tianhou 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese deity ⓘ
folk deity ⓘ
patron deity ⓘ
sea goddess ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Empress of Heaven ⓘ
Matsu Islands ⓘ
surface form: Matsu

Mazu ⓘ
surface form: Tianhou
associatedWith maritime trade ⓘ
protection at sea ⓘ
rescue from shipwrecks ⓘ
safe voyages ⓘ
cultCenter Dajia Jenn Lann Temple ⓘ
Meizhou Mazu Temple ⓘ
surface form: Meizhou Ancestral Temple

Meizhou Island ⓘ
Meizhou Mazu Temple ⓘ
Meizhou Mazu Temple in Putian ⓘ
culturalSignificance important symbol of maritime safety in Chinese culture ⓘ
shared religious symbol among Chinese diaspora communities ⓘ
depictedAs goddess standing on waves ⓘ
young woman in imperial robes ⓘ
festivalDate 23rd day of the third lunar month ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasChineseName Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 天上聖母

Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 媽祖
hasFestival Mazu’s birthday ⓘ
mythologicalEra Song dynasty ⓘ
patronOf coastal communities ⓘ
fishermen ⓘ
sailors ⓘ
seafarers ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Fujian ⓘ
Meizhou Island ⓘ
Putian ⓘ
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Taoism ⓘ
symbol dragon boats ⓘ
lanterns ⓘ
sea waves ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionCountry China ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2009 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
veneratedIn China ⓘ
Fujian ⓘ
Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong

Macau ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan

overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
southern China ⓘ
worshipType pilgrimage ⓘ
processions ⓘ
temple worship ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mazu → alsoKnownAs → Mazu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tianhou
this entity surface form: Tin Hau
Mazu → hasChineseName → Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 媽祖
Mazu → hasChineseName → Mazu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 天上聖母
Tin How Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ
Tin How Temple → hasDeity → Mazu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tin Hau
this entity surface form: Mazu Miao
this entity surface form: sea goddess Mazu
this entity surface form: Tin Hau