That's PRD takes a look at the best of the month in Macau:
Mar 8: Feast of the God Tou Tei
Image: screenshot via Youku
Tou Tei is the ‘God of the Earth’ in Chinese folk religion and is believed to be everywhere. Celebrations are held at the Tou Tei Temples on Taipa and elsewhere around the city. Chinese pastries are offered to Tou Tei on the occasion, while Cantonese operas are staged in front of the temple. Lion dances and other traditional shows will also round out this special celebration.
Fri Mar 8; Fok Tak Chi (Horta da Mitra).
Mar 9-10: Procession of the Passion of Our Lord
Image via Cultural Heritage of Macau website
The Procession of Passion of Our Lord is a unique religious celebration in Macau. An image of Christ carrying the cross is taken in a solemn procession from St. Augustine’s Church to the Cathedral of Macau for an overnight vigil and then returned through the city via the stations of the cross, accompanied by a magenta-robed escort and crowds of faithful followers and curious spectators.
Sat-Sun Mar 9-10; St. Augustine’s Church.
Mar 16: Listening to Music, Strolling in the Garden
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A great man once said: “Architecture is frozen music and music is liquid architecture.” In the ‘Strolling in the Garden, Listening to Music’ series, the Macau Chinese Orchestra will walk past Macau’s unique buildings where music will be flowing freely through the air.
Sat Mar 16, 3pm/4.30pm; free entry. Mandarin’s House.
Mar 22-24: The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival – Drug
Image via Rolling Puppet 滾動傀儡另類劇場/Facebook
Started by 25-year-old local newspaper Ponto Final, this annual festival witnesses a large gathering of writers, publishers, journalists, musicians and directors, among other professionals from China and Portuguese-speaking countries. A special play worth checking out this year is Drug, an adaption from a short story by renowned Chinese author Lu Xun.
Fri-Sun Mar 22-24, 8pm/9pm; MOP180. Oficinas Navais n.o 2. Tickets.
Until Apr 22: Masterpieces of Russian Art
Image via Macau Museum of Art
This exciting exhibition features a total of 70 Russian masterpieces, including oil paintings and sculptures from the end of the 18th century to mid-20th century from the Tretyakov collection. Boasting more than 180,000 works of art, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is an art museum that holds the largest collection of Russian fine art in the world.
Tue-Sun until Apr 22, 10am-7pm; free entry. Macau Museum of Art.
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[Cover image via Cultural Heritage of Macau website, Qunar, Rolling Puppet 滾動傀儡另類劇場/Facebook, Macau Museum of Art]
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