Taiwanese pray for marriage on Valentine's Day

[tango42]

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/14/244845/Taiwanese-pray.htm

I remember stopping at a significant temple last year. It was full of girls and guys asking the gods for a future partner. Maybe a good spot to set up a dating service…I forget this every year…

Note to self: Check out the temples on Valentines Day.

[bismarck]

[quote=“tango42”]http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/14/244845/Taiwanese-pray.htm

I remember stopping at a significant temple last year. It was full of girls and guys asking the gods for a future partner. Maybe a good spot to set up a dating service…I forget this every year…

Note to self: Check out the temples on Valentines Day.[/quote]
From the article, it seems local matchmakers have already scoped out the opportunities this brings.

[Thelonlieste]

@The China Post

Many women were accompanied by their anxious-looking mothers. They knelt down before the statue of the deity and listened attentively as a temple worker taught them how to say their prayers.

Oh, the horror, the horror . . .

[bismarck]

@Thelonlieste

[quote=“The China Post”]Many women were accompanied by their anxious-looking mothers. They knelt down before the statue of the deity and listened attentively as a temple worker taught them how to say their prayers.

Oh, the horror, the horror . . .[/quote]
I was thinking, “If they’re anxious now, wait until the daughter returns home with a laowai!”