Some traditional festivals of Gaoshan people are related to fishing. Some are related to planting. Of course, some festivals are related to hunting. This time, I will introduce you to the traditional festival of xiagaoshan people: big hunting. What kind of festival is hunting? How will Gaoshan people celebrate the day of hunting? Let's have a look!
The great hunting of Gaoshan people
Big hunting is also called hunting first sacrifice. The sacrifice festival of the Peinan people of the Gaoshan Nationality in Taiwan Province. It is held on the 10th day after the end of monkey sacrifice (harvest period) every year.
The main activity of this day is hunting. The hunters are young people, and young people also go with them. After entering the mountain, the young people should choose a hunting house and build an altar in front of the hunting house. If they get something from hunting, they should put prey meat in front of the altar as a sacrifice. Then one person goes to listen to the birds. If the birds sing auspiciously, the members of the hunting team will fire their guns and prepare to return to the village. At this time, the elder will change the waist skirt for the youth. The next day, the young people of the new hunting team will hold a race. At that time, the men and women of the whole village will watch and cheer along the way, and the atmosphere is very warm. During the great hunting, there are also funeral activities.
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