A-Ma Festival
April / 23rd day of the Third Moon
Homage is paid to Macau's most popular deity, the Goddess of Seafarers, from
whom Macau is said to derive its name.
The maiden A-Ma (also known as Tin Hau) ordered the elements to calm down when a storm threatened a boat. The winds abated. On the spot where the boat reached land, the grateful mariners built the A-Ma Temple.
This is the day day when seafarers and their families visit the ancient temple in the Inner Harbour.
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