Procession of the Passion of Christ - in March, is a unique Macau religious celebration where an image of Christ carrying the Cross is paraded through the city streets, from St. Augustine's Church to the Cathedral for an overnight vigil. It is then returned through the city via the stations of the Cross, accompanied by a magenta-robed escort and crowds of the faithful and curious.
Feast of the God Tou Tei - is also celebrated around March. Tou Tei is the Earth God and he is said to be everywhere. Celebrations are held at the Pou Tai Un Temple on Taipa, as well as at other Tou Tei temples across Macau.
Ching Ming Festival usually falls around the beginning of April. It means "clear and bright" and the name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime, and also to tend to the graves of departed ones.
It is a day to remember and honour one's ancestors. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and clean them. The Chinese also offer food, tea, wine, joss-sticks, paper acessories, and libation to the ancestors.
The Festival of Pak Tai is held on the third day of the third lunar month of the Chinese calendar (around beginning-mid April) in honor of Pak Tai, the Taoist god of the north. The festival is held in the Pak Tai temple on the island of Taipa and the celebration includes an opera-styled performance.
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