Macao SAR China · Folktales and oral traditions
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Macao SAR China
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
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In Macao’s A-Ma legend, sailors build a temple where they come ashore after surviving a storm. The Atlas places the legend beside the 2025 programme for the festival around the A-Ma Temple, which included Cantonese opera in Barra Square.
Tales in the Atlas
A-Ma and the Rescue at Sea
2025 · Macao Government Tourism Office · A-Ma Festival · April 2025 programme
Undated · Macao Government Tourism Office · A-Ma Festival · legend of the storm
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| A-Ma and the Rescue at Sea | China Macao SAR China |