President William Lai (賴清德) embarked on a three-day journey across the nation today to make public appearances and give out auspicious blessings and gifts to the general public in celebration of the Lunar New Year.
Lai's trip is in observation of the Lunar New Year custom of paying visits to bring auspiciousness.
The first two stops of the president's public appearances today were at Taipei's Bangka Longshan Temple (艋舺龍山寺) and Dalongdong Baoan Temple (大龍峒保安宮).
Photo: Annabelle Chih, Reuters
At both locations, Lai gave out red envelopes containing NT$1 made with limited availability.
The gifts also showcase drawings of dogs and cats by Lai and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴).
Lai's schedule today subsequently took him to other temples in New Taipei City, Keelung and Tainan.
Throughout his itinerary today, Lai could be seen in a red hoodie with "Taiwan" written across.
The clothing was released by the Presidential Office in collaboration with the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
On his Facebook page today, Lai said he wanted to share the passion and energy of baseball with the nation.
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