the five-year festival of Gaoshan Nationality in Taiwan is a traditional commemorative Festival specially established to commemorate the ancestors who protected the happy life of their descendants. The five-year festival of the Taiwan ethnic group is held every five years. In this traditional festival of the five-year festival of the Taiwan Gaoshan ethnic group, what activities should the Gaoshan ethnic group hold to sacrifice this very important festival for them? 4hw.com.cn reading channel talks to you freely: what are the festival activities of the five-year festival of the Taiwan Gaoshan ethnic group? What is the national symbolic significance of such traditional festival commemoration of Gaoshan Nationality!? Please see: the five-year festival of Gaoshan Nationality, which has the most national characteristics.
The traditional festival with the most national characteristics of Gaoshan Nationality: the five-year Festival
During the five-year Festival, there are two major activities: a thorn ball game and a ball.
Before the thorn ball game, all the young people in the tribe should go into the mountain to cut bamboo and insert bamboo at the door of their home for sacrifice to dispel the stench. Then set up a platform on the square to prepare the ball for the barbecue match. At first, the sleeve was used as the ball, and later evolved into a rattan ball, which was woven with hemp thread and rattan skin. It is as big as a blue ball, with a rope in the center. The stabbing ball will be held in the square in front of the platform. At that time, all young men of the tribe will dress up to participate. Holding a bamboo pole about six meters long and with a sharp tip, they lined up in front of the stage. The head elder threw the ball into the air. All the young people stabbed the ball with bamboo guns. For each stab, the onlookers should warmly cheer. The one who stabbed the most times is the winner. The thorn ball game is intended to emulate the heroic deeds of our ancestors in assassinating the enemy. After the competition, there will be a dance and banquet. The whole village youth will be invited by the head of the village. During the festival, young people bring thatch knots on themselves every year to drive away evil spirits.
The five-year Festival is also the last activity of the adult ceremony. The sacrifice ceremony was very grand. Female wizards and male priests led their descendants to offer sacrifices in front of the ancestral spirit house. They first worshipped the male and female gods of heaven and earth, the God of the universe, the God of nature, elves, monsters, mountains, water, wind, fire, valley and other gods. The ceremony was solemn, solemn and pious. Then, the grand dance began. The men and women of the whole village dressed in national costumes and stepped on the ancient dance steps. With the rhythm of singing and drums, they formed a long row of snake shaped teams and turned around in circles, symbolizing the reappearance of the Paiwan People's ancestral totem 'hundred step snake', with great momentum and spectacular.
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