Hen Uses High-Heat Temple Incense Burner as a Maternity Ward
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- Three hens kept at Wuji Cisheng Hall in Yilan have used an incense burner as a place to lay and incubate eggs.
- Worshippers said the hens continued returning despite being exposed to hot ash.
Three hens at Wuji Cisheng Hall in Yilan have turned a temple’s sky-worship incense burner into an unusual nesting place.
The hens reportedly take turns entering the burner to lay and incubate their eggs. Worshippers said they continue returning despite the high temperature and occasionally being burned by the incense ash.
The sight has astonished visitors, who praised the hens with the saying, “A mother becomes strong.”
A mother becomes strong.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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