When pilgrims rushed into the temple to get closer to Matsu, social distancing was thrown out of the window. The Baishatun pilgrimage, held for more than 200 years, is one of the largest annual religious processions in Taiwan. People on the 2020 Baishatun Matsu pilgrimage participate in a ceremony outside Chaotian Temple in Yunlin County’s Beigang Township on July 8. A man hands out free surgical masks to pilgrims waiting for the official start of the 2020 Baishatun Matsu pilgrimage on July 4 in Miaoli County’s Baishatun. A woman and girl wearing protective eye shields hand out freebies outside the Gongtian Temple in Miaoli County’s Baishatun to pilgrims waiting for the official start of the 2020 Baishatun Matsu pilgrimage on the night of July 4.

Source: Taipei Times July 15, 2020 15:56 UTC