Family members of the passengers on the crashed TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 leave the site after a Daoist ceremony in New Taipei City February 5, 2015. The death toll from the plane that crashed into the river shortly after taking off has risen to 31, Taiwanese officials said on Thursday, and could rise further with 12 people still missing. The flight, carrying 58 passengers and crew, lurched between buildings, clipped an overpass with one of its wings and crashed upside down into shallow water shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT) 

A devotee in trance comes down the ladders made of metal blades during the annual vegetarian festival in central Phuket late September 30, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine is pictured in a trance as spikes are pierced through his cheeks before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 30, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A metal ball with spikes that is used by a devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine, is displayed before a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 29, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Cuts made by an axe are seen on the tattooed back of a devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine, taking part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 29, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Devotees of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine cut themselves with swords and other sharp objects during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 29, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine, with two plastic guns pierced through his cheeks, takes part in a street procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 29, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee lights candles at a Chinese shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok late September 24, 2014. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Members of a Chinese opera troupe get ready before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok late September 24, 2014. Chinese opera is often associated with heavily painted make-up and dramatic eyes, transforming the performers into characters that are bold and prominent. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY) 

People watch an effigy burn at the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur August 3, 2014. According to Taoist and Buddhist beliefs, the seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar, known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is when the Gates of Hell open to let out spirits who wander the land of the living looking for food. Food offerings are made while paper money and joss sticks are burnt to keep the spirits of dead ancestors happy and to bring good luck. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Relatives of passengers on board the crashed Transasia Airways plane prepare for a Daoist ceremony on the Taiwan's offshore island Penghu, July 24, 2014. The leaders of rivals China and Taiwan expressed condolences on Thursday for victims of a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane that crashed during a thunderstorm the previous day killing 48 people including two French nationals. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT DISASTER SOCIETY) 

Chinese devotees who have their cheeks pierced with skewers march around Chinatown during the Guan Ping Festival in Kuala Lumpur June 8, 2014. The festival, held in celebration to mark the birthday of Chinese deity Guan Ping, is believed to bring prosperity for local businesses. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Lanterns are hung in a Chinese temple ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 30, 2014. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year, which welcomes the year of the horse, falls on January 31 this year.
REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with blades pierced through his cheek, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 11, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism, celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with flags pierced through his cheeks, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 11, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism, celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with his torso wrapped in barbed wire, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 11, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism, celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 11, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism, celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine work themselves into a trance before a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 11, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism, celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A giant paper statue of Chinese deity "Da Shi Ye" or "Guardian God of Ghosts" is burnt during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur, early August 17, 2013. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions, refrigerators and sport cars are burnt to appease wandering spirits. It is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A worker cleans-up a statue of Guan Gong, a Chinese general during China's late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era, inside The Museum Manila July 8, 2013. The museum, which opens on Friday, will feature exhibits on ancient China, Egypt and Greece. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

Pilgrims pray at Tran Quoc pagoda during the Tet, the traditional lunar new year festival in Hanoi February 14, 2013. Tet, the most important festival in Vietnam, takes place from February 9 to 17. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A woman lights candles at the Yan Wo temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at Chinatown in Panama City February 11, 2013. The Lunar New Year, began on February 10 and marked the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. Chinese make up twenty five percent of the population in Panama, one of the biggest Chinese communities in Central America, according to Juan Tam, a historian and writer with the Chinese Association of Panama. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Members of the Chinese community goes in and out of a temple as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Manila's Chinatown February 10, 2013. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY) 

Members of the Chinese community light incense inside a temple as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Manila's Chinatown February 10, 2013. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Worshippers pray behind candles during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at the Lungshan temple in Taipei February 10, 2013. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A woman burns incense as she prays for good fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Wuquanshan temple in Lanzhou, February 10, 2013. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Worshippers offer incense before the Lunar New Year in a temple in Makassar in the Indonesia's South Sulawesi province February 9, 2013. The Lunar New Year begins on February 10 marks the start of the Year of the Snake. Picture taken February 9. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A man waits in line with ushers (in blue) to place joss sticks at the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple in Singapore February 9, 2013. Worshippers gather annually at the temple on the eve of the Lunar New Year with hopes to be the first person to offer joss sticks when the clock strikes midnight. It is believed that this brings prosperity and luck. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Worshippers rush to place joss sticks at the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple in Singapore February 9, 2013. Worshippers gather annually at the temple on the eve of the Lunar New Year with hopes to be the first person to offer joss sticks when the clock strikes midnight. It is believed this brings prosperity and luck. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

An ethnic Chinese Malaysian arrives at Thean Hock Keong temple, popularly known as Snake Temple, ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Klang outside Kuala Lumpur February 5, 2013. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A rainbow is seen above Malaysia's Thean Hock Keong temple, popularly known as Snake Temple, ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Klang outside Kuala Lumpur February 5, 2013. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION ENVIRONMENT) 

Devotees pray with incense sticks ahead of the Lunar New Year at Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple in Singapore February 3, 2013. The Chinese Year of the Snake falls on February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A Taoist hermit priest sits on her bed during her daily meditation, which lasts seven to eight hours, in Mount Zhongnan, Shaanxi province, November 4, 2012. Picture taken November 4, 2012. REUTERS/Rooney Chen (CHINA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Taoist priest stands in sunlight to keep warm in the courtyard of the 700-year-old Dongyue Temple in central Beijing November 5, 2012. The temple is the Zhengyi school of Taoism's largest temple in northern China, and was originally built by Taoist monks in the fourteenth century. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Devotees of the Chinese Kathu shrine carry a statue through exploding firecrackers during a street procession at the annual vegetarian festival in central Phuket October 22, 2012. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums, and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine takes a part in procession during the annual vegetarian festival through central Phuket October 20, 2012. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums, and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A relative of victims in a fatal ferry collision pays her respects by throwing paper money into the waters off Hong Kong October 4, 2012. Hong Kong has begun three days of mourning for those who perished in the collision between two ferries on Monday night. REUTERSTyrone Siu(CHINA - Tags: MARITIME DISASTER SOCIETY) 

Relatives of victims in a fatal ferry collision pay their respects by throwing paper money into the waters off Hong Kong October 4, 2012. Hong Kong has begun three days of mourning for those who perished in the collision between two ferries on Monday night. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: MARITIME DISASTER SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A female Taoist priest (L) talks on her mobile phone as she walks with a fellow priest towards a wooden door at Yuquan Yuan (Jade Spring Taoist Temple) at the foot of Mount Hua, in Huayin, Shaanxi province July 4, 2012. More than 60 priests from all over China gathered at this temple for a two-month course of Taoist music, which is an essential element to many Taoist ceremonies, local media reported. Picture taken July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Rooney Chen (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Taoist priests squat on stone seats as they have dinner at Yuquan Yuan (Jade Spring Taoist Temple) at the foot of Mount Hua, in Huayin, Shaanxi province July 4, 2012. More than 60 priests from all over China gathered at the temple for a two-month course on Taoist music, which is an essential element to many Taoist ceremonies. Picture taken July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Rooney Chen (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A Taoist priest (C), also known in Chinese as a 'Daoshi', talks to a boy at a bus stop in central Beijing June 28, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A monk checks his phone inside a temple in Shanghai June 7, 2012. Buddhist and Taoist temples have no right to go public and list shares on stock exchanges, a Chinese official was quoted in state media as saying of an issue that seems to have touched a nerve with the officially atheist government. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS BUSINESS TELECOMS) 

A man, who is in a trance, performs a prayer at a temple in Chinese village of Pulau Ketam outside Kuala Lumpur May 17, 2012. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's popularity has slipped in recent months, an opinion poll showed on Friday, as he lost support among ethnic Chinese and middle-class voters ahead of a general elections that he could call within months. The poll found that approval for Najib was weakest among ethnic Chinese, tumbling 19 percentage points to 37 percent and among those in the middle income bracket, falling 18 percentage points to 50 percent. His popularity among ethnic Malays, who form the majority of Malaysia's population, rose 5 percentage points to 79 percent. Picture taken May 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A family leaves a temple after a prayer in Kuala Lumpur May 16, 2012. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's popularity has slipped in recent months, an opinion poll showed on Friday, as he lost support among ethnic Chinese and middle-class voters ahead of a general elections that he could call within months. The poll found that approval for Najib was weakest among ethnic Chinese, tumbling 19 percentage points to 37 percent and among those in the middle income bracket, falling 18 percentage points to 50 percent. His popularity among ethnic Malays, who form the majority of Malaysia's population, rose 5 percentage points to 79 percent. Picture taken May 16, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Chang Yu-wen, 30, prepares to dress up as Zhongkui, the traditional Chinese male deity who captures evil spirits in temple festivals, in Taitung county, eastern Taiwan, March 4, 2012. Chang, who is known as the first and only female who dresses up as Zhongkui in Taiwan, started performing at temple festivals in 2010 in her free time because she wanted to attempt something that no one had done before. International Women's Day falls on March 8. Picture taken March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chang Yu-wen, 30, (C) dresses up as Zhongkui, the traditional Chinese male deity who captures evil spirits in temple festivals, with the help of two men dressed up as ghosts, at Taitung county, eastern Taiwan, March 4, 2012. Chang, who is known as the first and only female who dresses up as Zhongkui in Taiwan, started performing at temple festivals in 2010 in her free time because she wanted to attempt something that no one had done before. International Women's Day falls on March 8. Picture taken March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chang Yu-wen, 30, who is dressed up as Zhongkui, the traditional Chinese masculine deity who captures evil spirits in temple festivals, poses for a photograph in Taitung county, eastern Taiwan, March 4, 2012. Chang, who is known as the first and only female who dresses up as Zhongkui in Taiwan, started performing at temple festivals in 2010 in her free time because she wanted to attempt something that no one had done before. International Women's Day falls on March 8. Picture taken March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Chang Yu-wen, 30, gets her face painted as Zhongkui, the traditional Chinese masculine deity who captures evil spirits in temple festivals, at Taitung county, eastern Taiwan, March 4, 2012. Chang, who is known as the first and only female who dresses up as Zhongkui in Taiwan, started performing at temple festivals in 2010 in her free time because she wanted to attempt something that no one had done before. International Women's Day falls on March 8. Picture taken March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Chang Yu-wen, 30, with her face painted as Zhongkui, the traditional Chinese masculine deity who captures evil spirits in temple festivals, poses for her wedding portrait in her wedding dress at Taitung county, eastern Taiwan, March 4, 2012. Chang, who is known as the first and only female dressing up as Zhongkui in Taiwan, has been dating her fiance Yang Yong-chen, 26, who plays the ghost captured by Zhongkui, for three years ever since they performed together at temple festivals. They are getting married in March 2012. International Women's Day falls on March 8. Picture taken March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Luong Nguyen (C), a spirit medium, drinks as he performs a "Hau Dong" ritual at Den Ngoc temple, outside Hanoi February 7, 2012. The "Hau Dong" is a ritual where a spirit medium puts on elaborate costumes and tells stories of gods and heroes while accompanied by "chau van" music, as part of the worship of Dao Mau, the Vietnamese Mother Goddess religion. It is believed that the spirit medium will have direct contact with the spirits during the ritual. Vietnam's Institute for Culture and Art is attempting to nominate "Hau Dong" as a UNESCO world intangible heritage, according to local media. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Actors dressed in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) costumes take part in the heaven-worshipping ceremony, in which people pray for good harvest and fortune, to celebrate the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, January 23, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Soo Hoo Zheyang (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

A woman prays for good fortune as she holds burning incense on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing January 23, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A woman holds incense sticks at the Old City God Temple in Yuyuan Garden, downtown Shanghai January 16, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: RELIGION ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

Taoist devotees, carrying a chariot, run through burning charcoal during the Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur October 5, 2011. The festival welcomes the emperor gods that live in the stars under the reign of "Thien Hou" or the "Queen of Heaven" who brings good fortune, longevity and good health. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Malaysians of Chinese descent carry one of the statues of an emperor god during the Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur October 5, 2011. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival welcomes the emperor gods that live in the stars under the reign of "Thien Hou" or the "Queen of Heaven" who brings good fortune, longevity and good health. Some devotees stay at a temple during the nine-day Taoist celebration, beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, consume vegetarian meals and recite continuous prayers. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Malaysians of Chinese descent walk on burning charcoals during the Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur October 5, 2011. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival welcomes the emperor gods that live in the stars under the reign of "Thien Hou" or the "Queen of Heaven" who brings good fortune, longevity and good health. Some devotees stay at a temple during the nine-day Taoist celebration, beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, consume vegetarian meals and recite continuous prayers. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Malaysian of Chinese descent offers incense during the Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur October 4, 2011. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival welcomes the emperor gods that live in the stars under the reign of "Thien Hou" or the "Queen of Heaven" who brings good fortune, longevity and good health. Some devotees stay at a temple during the nine-day Taoist celebration, beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, consume vegetarian meals and recite continuous prayers. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A group of female devotees attend the fire walking ceremony during celebrations for the vegetarian festival at Sapan Him shrine in Phuket October 2, 2011. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants, during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, will help them attain good health and a peace of mind. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee runs on burning charcoals as he performs the fire walking ceremony, during celebrations for the vegetarian festival at Sapan Him shrine in Phuket October 2, 2011. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants, during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, will help them attain good health and a peace of mind. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)