Among Tokusa Yama’s treasure displays, see the metalwork depicting bats: “Bat” in Chinese is a homonym for “good fortune,” and thus bats are considered lucky (their insect-eating nature probably helps too). Everything you see in the festival has these kinds of layers of meaning. The rich embroideries show scenes of Taoist Immortals, whose intensive spiritual practices give them supernatural abilities, often related to their familiars.
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