Miracle of eggs appearing at Tongluo Earth God Temple? The truth revealed: it's a 'divine chicken'
Eggs mysteriously appeared in an Earth God temple in Miaoli, Taiwan. It was later discovered that a neighbor's free-roaming hen was using the temple as a safe place to lay and hatch eggs.
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(Central News Agency reporter Kuan Jui-ping, Miaoli, 24th) Chicken eggs have been mysteriously appearing since early this year at the Neighborhood 10 Earth God Temple in Zhongping Village, Tongluo Township, Miaoli County. The eggs were found everywhere from beside the deity statue to inside the incense burner in front of the temple. The truth was finally revealed when someone stumbled upon a hen actively incubating eggs inside the temple's incense burner. Locals laughed and called it a "divine chicken" (a pun on "miracle" in Chinese).
Hsu Yu-feng, a representative of Tongluo Township, stated in an interview today that when he went to the Earth God temple to pray before the Lunar New Year, he noticed two or three extra eggs next to the deity statue. He initially thought they were offerings but wondered why they were placed next to the statue instead of on the offering table. Since then, eggs continued to appear on the platform for joss paper and incense, and inside the incense burner in front of the temple. In total, there were at least 20 eggs.
Hsu Yu-feng said the inexplicable appearance of eggs at the Earth God temple aroused everyone's curiosity. Later, they noticed traces of chicken droppings on the floor in front of the temple. Recently, when he visited the temple again, he witnessed a white hen directly incubating eggs inside the incense burner. The mystery was solved: a chicken raised by a nearby neighbor had run into the Earth God temple to lay eggs. The hen laying and hatching eggs in the incense burner made it look like a real-life "golden mother hen."
A poultry owner surnamed Fu pointed out that he uses a small orchard next to his house to free-range 20 to 30 chickens. Although there is a fence, two or three chickens manage to squeeze out from time to time. The hens often go out early in the morning to forage and wander around, and return home on their own at night. He said that perhaps because the chicken coop is relatively small, and there had been previous disturbances by stray dogs and cats, the hen chose the Earth God temple as a safe place to lay her eggs.
Hsu Yu-feng told the Central News Agency reporter that the Earth God temple is a belief center in the village due to its long history and effectiveness. After the villagers realized the source of the eggs, they joked that it was indeed a manifestation of a "divine chicken (miracle)." They also laughed that the Earth God was working too hard, unable to get off work at night because he had to help look after the eggs.
Hsu Yu-feng, a representative of Tongluo Township, stated in an interview today that when he went to the Earth God temple to pray before the Lunar New Year, he noticed two or three extra eggs next to the deity statue. He initially thought they were offerings but wondered why they were placed next to the statue instead of on the offering table. Since then, eggs continued to appear on the platform for joss paper and incense, and inside the incense burner in front of the temple. In total, there were at least 20 eggs.
Hsu Yu-feng said the inexplicable appearance of eggs at the Earth God temple aroused everyone's curiosity. Later, they noticed traces of chicken droppings on the floor in front of the temple. Recently, when he visited the temple again, he witnessed a white hen directly incubating eggs inside the incense burner. The mystery was solved: a chicken raised by a nearby neighbor had run into the Earth God temple to lay eggs. The hen laying and hatching eggs in the incense burner made it look like a real-life "golden mother hen."
A poultry owner surnamed Fu pointed out that he uses a small orchard next to his house to free-range 20 to 30 chickens. Although there is a fence, two or three chickens manage to squeeze out from time to time. The hens often go out early in the morning to forage and wander around, and return home on their own at night. He said that perhaps because the chicken coop is relatively small, and there had been previous disturbances by stray dogs and cats, the hen chose the Earth God temple as a safe place to lay her eggs.
Hsu Yu-feng told the Central News Agency reporter that the Earth God temple is a belief center in the village due to its long history and effectiveness. After the villagers realized the source of the eggs, they joked that it was indeed a manifestation of a "divine chicken (miracle)." They also laughed that the Earth God was working too hard, unable to get off work at night because he had to help look after the eggs.