神明-媽祖，有非常多台灣人相信祂，光台北，就有10個以上的媽祖廟。媽祖的名字叫林默娘，她1000年前住在中國的東岸。她羽化、升天以後變成了神明，常常顯靈。颱風來的時候，如果有人在海上，她會讓颱風轉彎，不會讓颱風影響到在海上的人...

媽祖 Māzǔ: a Goddess of the Sea, in Taoist and Chinese Buddhist religion

神明 shénmíng: deity

林默娘 Línmòniáng: the legendary figure of the Goddess Mazu

羽化 yǔhuà: after passing away, ascend to heaven and become an immortal

顯靈 xiǎnlíng: (of a ghost, spirit or deity) to make its presence or power felt

轉彎 zhuǎnwān: to turn

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