Ta Tao Government Officers Attend Ceremony With Chinese Buddhist priests and representatives of the Ta Tao Government taking a prominent part in the celebrations, the Shanghai's Japanese Community on Sunday marked the annual flower festival.
A temporary altar was erected in the Woosung Road square, where sacrificial offering were placed before an image of Buddha. Noted among the gifts before the altar, local Japanese papers said, were flowers and food presented by a representative of Chief Executive Ssu Sih-wen, of the Great Way Government. Daring the religious ceremony, sweet tea was offered to the worshippers in little bamboo containers.
The ceremony was sponsored by Japanese Buddhist temples, a association and young sociation. Chinese Buddhist priests also participated.
The festival marks an anniversary of Buddha's birth. Ordinarily falling on April 8, the festivities were postponed until Sunday to ensure wider Participation,
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