The Taoist Ceremony to Dispel Disaster
Xia Yuan Festival is a traditional festival on October 15th in the lunar calendar and November 29th in the solar calendar this year. Its origin is derived from Taoism and this is the birthday of the celestial emperor also known as the Official/God of Water. As one of the oldest gods in Taoism, the Water God has two brothers, the gods of Heaven and Earth.…