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Five-Year Fiesta is a grand occasion in Paiwan Tribe for displaying universal, religious and tight social organization of the clansmen. By the sacrificial rites held in the Five-Year Fiesta, the senses of tribal unification are coherent through the ball-stabbing ceremony, group chanting and dancing, and sharing with deity for emotional communication to further tribal harmony.
Because it was to unite senses and boost morale, Five-Year Fiesta was strictly forbidden for many years in Japanese Occupation Era until after restoring Taiwan when tribal chieftain An-ding Luo( 羅安定 ), Kai-hua Wu ( 吳開花 ), the appointed official De-cheng Gao ( 高德成 ) and the local elders: Wan-cang Liao, Chung-ji Hsu, You-san Hsu, Liang-cuo Cho, An-gong Chung, Chun-hsiu Chou, Shan-ji Chiou worked hard to restore the festival. Hence, Kuljaljaucontinues the old tradition of Five-Year Fiesta; eight years to date, the heritage of Kuljaljau in ancient times gets to pass down to the younger generation.
Seeing that the aboriginal culture is withering and the tribal spirits are collapsing gradually, it is acknowledged by the tribal elders that the culture of Five-Year Fiesta is so important that something needs to be done to preserve the tradition. By the “New Style” Tribal Reconstruction Planning of Council of Indigenous People, Executive Yuan, the Kuljaljau Five-Year Fiesta Spiritual Tribal Park was built to inspire younger generations to practice Kuljaljau and benefit the Tribe.
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Source: The inscription on a stele at KuljaljauFive-Year Fiesta Spiritual Tribal Park
Image:Guan-wen Hsu
Edited by:Chan-chi Chou, Yi-de Chou
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Planned by volunteer teachers at Kuljaljau Elementary School, Laiyi Township Pingtung County, Year 2007; Made by Goblin’s Aspirational Team.
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