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The symbol is ultimately a representation of the north celestial pole (Běijí 北极) and its spinning constellations, and as such it is equivalent to the Eurasian symbol of the swastika, 卍 wàn." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/%E7%A6%84_l%C3%B9_or_%E5%AD%90_zi_symbol---red.svg/120px-%E7%A6%84_l%C3%B9_or_%E5%AD%90_zi_symbol---red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/%E7%A6%84_l%C3%B9_or_%E5%AD%90_zi_symbol---red.svg/150px-%E7%A6%84_l%C3%B9_or_%E5%AD%90_zi_symbol---red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="194" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background: #B1151D;;background-color:#f8e0e0;;color: var(--color-base)">Concepts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-left:0.2em; padding-right:0.2em;"> <ul><li><a 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Ong Yah is particularly worshipped in <a href="/wiki/Southern_Taiwan" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Taiwan">Southern Taiwan</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also among <a href="/wiki/Hoklo" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoklo">Hoklo</a> communities worldwide. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg/220px-Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg/330px-Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg/440px-Prince_Su_Fuda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Prince <a href="/wiki/Su_Hu" title="Su Hu">Su Hu</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The customary belief is that Ong Yah are <a href="/wiki/Shen_(Chinese_religion)" title="Shen (Chinese religion)">Divine Emissaries</a> who tour the world of the living on behalf of the Celestial Imperial Order, expelling disease and evil from those who worship and seek their divine grace. A temple dedicated to Ong Yah is usually called <i>Tāi-thian-hú</i> (代天府, "Palace representing (the son of) Heaven"), and the Ong Yah's visit is known as <i>Tāi-thian-sûn-siú</i> (代天巡狩, "Celestial Imperial Inspector representing the (son of) Heaven"), the object of the "inspection" being disease and bad luck. Such "inspection tours" take place on a regular cycle of a set number of years, usually three years but may varies at different region. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins_of_Ong_Yah_worship">Origins of Ong Yah worship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ong_Yah&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins of Ong Yah worship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ong Yah worship stems from belief in two main categories of supernatural beings, both of which are spirits of what were once, according to legend, real human beings with selfless attitude and noble character. </p><p>The first category of Ong Yah belief began with the legend of a kind-hearted intellectual who sacrificed himself by committing suicide in a well that contained toxic water, in order to prevent the villagers from drinking the well water and thus avoided any pestilence or plague from spreading. Therefore, to stop diseases, like pestilence, from spreading, people would honoured and make offerings to those beings who sacrificed their own lives for the civilians and public well-being. As time passed by, these great people are honored as Ong Yah and gradually became local Guardian Deities that are able to dispelling epidemic and diseases, and bestow blessings and good fortune. </p><p>The second category comprises national heroes who are bestowed with the status of Deity by the Celestial appointment of <a href="/wiki/Jade_Emperor" title="Jade Emperor">Jade Emperor</a> due to their heroic deeds and great sacrifices in their lives. An example is the spirit of <a href="/wiki/Koxinga" title="Koxinga">Koxinga</a>, thus honored for his role in defending and protecting <a href="/wiki/Han_Chinese" title="Han Chinese">Han Chinese</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Qing" class="mw-redirect" title="Qing">Qing</a> invading forces in China and the Dutch colonial forces in Taiwan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Ong_Yah">The Ong Yah</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ong_Yah&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Ong Yah"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are many Ong Yah: some traditions claim there are a total of 360, with 132 surnames among them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ong_Yah_festivals">Ong Yah festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ong_Yah&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ong Yah festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg/220px-%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg/330px-%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg/440px-%E4%B8%8B%E8%8C%84%E8%90%A3%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%AD16.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="857" /></a><figcaption>Burning of the Ong Yah boat in <a href="/wiki/Qieding_District,_Kaohsiung" class="mw-redirect" title="Qieding District, Kaohsiung">Qieding</a>, Taiwan</figcaption></figure> <p>Ong Yah festivals are grand religious celebrations that take place in various parts of Taiwan, mostly in the south. They generally involve processions of Deities throughout the region to inspect and ward off any deadly diseases and evil presence, while bestow blessings with good fortune for the inhabitants in the particular region, and the celebration will complete with the burning or launch of a replica boat to send off the "Divine Emissaries" to heaven. </p><p>One of the grandest Ong Yah's festivals in Taiwan takes place in <a href="/wiki/Donglong_Temple" title="Donglong Temple">Donglong Temple</a> which is located in the city of <a href="/wiki/Donggang,_Pingtung" title="Donggang, Pingtung">Donggang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pingtung_County" title="Pingtung County">Pingtung County</a>, once every three years. The 2009 festival began on October 10 and culminated in the early morning of October 17, when a wooden boat would be processed in the area and sent off while set on fire on the beach indicating the Deities heading back to the Heaven.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nankunshen Daitian Temple, considered one of the Ong Yah's founding temple, was built in 1817 and is located in <a href="/wiki/Beimen_District" title="Beimen District">Beimen</a>, Tainan.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ong_Yah&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/document-5341"><i>Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang Ceremony: rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean</i></a>. 2021-07-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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