On my way home today, I came across a grand Taoist ceremony to celebrate the birthday of the Monkey God (齐天大圣诞孙悟空), which falls on the 16th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar (农历十六日). Of the myriad Taoist celebrations and processions dedicated to the gods, the Monkey God’s has got to be the most gruesome [...]![]()
