Taivoan Night Ceremony passes on Pingpu culture

The night ceremony of Taivoan village in Kaohsiung’s Liugui District takes place each year on the 15th of September in the Chinese lunar calendar. At this grand sacrificial ceremony held in a public shrine, members of the tribe offer rice wine, betel nut and cigarettes to the protective deity Taizu (太祖), before joining hands and singing with relatives of the tribe and the public. 

The climax of Taivoan Night Ceremony begins following ancient chanting, where in celebration of Taizu’s birthday, under the leadership of tribal elders, traditional music is played and the visiting public join hands with people of the tribe to dance around the shrine.

Secretary-general of Kaohsiung City Pingpu Cultural Development Association, Pan Li-hua (潘麗華) expressed that though locals cherish community cohesiveness, they are often forced away from home to make a living. Pan Li-hua added that over the last three years, she has been moved to see many locals begin to place more importance on their culture and return home to participate in the annual ceremony. 

Taivoan Night Ceremony passes on Pingpu culture

URL: https://www.peopo.org/news/256695

(以下是中文對照)
大武壟荖濃夜祭 傳承平埔族文化

高雄六龜大武壟荖濃部落，一年一度的頂荖濃平埔族夜祭，每年農曆九月十五日，族人固定舉行隆重祭典，族人擺放米酒、檳榔、香菸於公廨內，祭祀守護神「番太祖」，荖濃耆老、族親與參與民眾，一起手牽手、一起歌唱。

荖濃夜祭的高潮是在公廨吟唱古調後開始，部落耆老的牽戲帶領下，以傳統牽曲古調與舞步圍繞公廨，參與民眾也與部落族人一起手牽手，一同慶祝番太祖聖誕。

高雄市荖濃平埔文化永續發展協會總幹事潘麗華表示，居民很珍惜聚落的凝聚力，三年來看到在外打拼的家人，每年回鄉的人是那麼的重視自己的文化，心中的感動就真的無法形容。