Malan-Tagia (ear shooting festival / 打耳祭) , Yanping Township (延平鄉), Taitung (台東).

Malan-Tagia (ear shooting festival) is a biggest festival a year of Bunun (布農族). Usually held in Apl. and May. This festival has two significance, one is praying bumper harvest in next year, another is hunting skills can handed down. Also, announce the hunting season over. (No hunting until to next season begin) It's a family day, but the festival only men can join only, have to wait until the festival to "Malastapang" than women can join together. Men will proud his hunting skill how good and rewards how many, women will give him rice wine to congratulate. And they have singing call "Pasibutbut", the most representative of Bunun music. :)

Malan-Tagia (打耳祭) 是布農族一年當中最大的祭典. 通常在四五月舉行. 這祭典有兩個意義, 一是祈求來年豐收, 另一是傳承打獵技巧. 同時, 也宣布打獵季節結束. (直到下次打獵季節開始) 這是個家庭日, 但只有男人能參加祭典, 直有等到祭典進行到"Malastapang"女人才可一起加入. 男人會誇耀自己打獵技巧多好, 獵物獲得多少, 女人會獻上小米酒, 以示慶賀. 他們會吟唱"Pasibutbut"(八部合音)期間, 最具代表性的布農族音樂.


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