# Protection

The solemn birthday of Chenghuang Ye, the divine magistrate and spiritual protector of cities who records human morality and safeguards communities …

The fierce birthday of Zhong Kui, the wrathful scholar-demon who failed the imperial exams yet became heaven’s most feared exorcist and …

The revered birthday of Mazu, China’s most important marine guardian deity, celebrated with grand coastal temple fairs, palanquin pilgrimages, …

The celebrated birthday of Zhenwu, the formidable martial deity of the northern heavens and Wudang Mountains, who subdues evil with his Seven-Star …

The radiant birthday of Bixia Yuanjun, the supreme mountain goddess of Mount Tai who watches over childbirth, child rearing, and the entire cycle of …