Behind the legend of the Little Black People Ritual

Saisayat festival Pasta`ay

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June 29, 2012November 27, 2016 Sean Kaiteri 0 Comment aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, Council of Indigenous Peoples, festival of the little people, indigenous peoples, little black people ceremony, or "Ritual of the Little Black People" (矮靈祭), pigmies in Formosa, Saisiyat tribe, wufeng, Wufeng (五峰鄉 ‘five peaks’), wufong

By Sean Kaiteri / Contributor, The Wild East The Story of the Legend of the Pas’ ta ay in my own words:) (editor’s note: The Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, or “Ritual of the Little Black People” (矮靈祭) is performed by the Saisiyat tribe in northeast Taiwan) No one is really sure exactly

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Aboriginal kids' art raises 2.1mil NT at auction 五峰計畫拍賣會/ 閉幕會

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November 17, 2011January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, Artists raise money for charity, Atayal tribe, Chingchuan, festival of the little people, indigenous peoples, saisiyat

What: The Wufong Project Fundraiser Auction Event When: Saturday, November 19th, 2011 (2:00pm- 5:00 pm) Where: The Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers, Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers 風味館, No.181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist Taipei. Website: www.taiwanpaf.org The Atayal Tribe in Chingchuan Village, Hsinchu County is the site

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The Story of Taiwan’s Legendary Little People

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November 15, 2010February 7, 2016 Trista di Genova 2 Comments aboriginal culture in Taiwan, festival, festival of the little people, hsinchu, hsinchu county, pastaay, saisiyat, Taiwan, wufeng, wufong

The Legend of the Pasta’ay in my own words By Sean Kaiteri [Editor’s note: This exclusive aims to lend historical insight into the Pasta’ay Festival of the Little People, taking place this coming weekend. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material in any form lies with the author.] No one is

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