Mazu belief has spread overseas with overseas Chinese.

妈祖信仰也随华侨传至海外。

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It takes the Mazu belief and the midsummer moratorium system as examples to reveal their implicit sociological essence.

并以海洋妈祖信仰和伏季休渔制度为例，剖析其后所隐含的社会学本质。

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Businessmen built many Mazu temples and often offered sacrifices to Mazu. They were the main body of Shanghai Mazu belief.

商人积极捐资修建妈祖庙，虔诚举行妈祖祭祀活动，成为上海妈祖信仰传播的主体。

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Deeply integrated into the lives of coastal Chinese and their descendants, belief in and commemoration of Mazu is an important cultural bond that promotes family harmony, social concord, and the social identity of these communities.

UNESCO: Culture