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I. The Other Window of Pepo

1. How It Gets Started

In 1997, the Kou-pi Church rendered a performance entitled The Other Window of Pepo at the assembly hall in Sin Hua Senior High School.

Way before the foundation of Siraya Culture Association, people concerned about the development of aboriginal culture had something in mind: they were always stunned to watch the dancing and chanting ceremony of Taiwanese aborigines; however, in Taiwan, there is little connection between Christianity and the native culture.

Thus in the July of 1997, the Kou-pi Church came to an agreement to present the Christmas Festival to share good tidings with neighbors and friends afar with warmth during the Christmas season in the local town of Sin-hua. For two years, the Kou-pi Church had men and women, young and old alike, devoted in rehearsals of The Other Window of Pepo since August 1997. Through this show, the lost memory would be recovered and the spirit of our ancient culture seems to revive from the silent past.

2. Significance of the Totem

Red, black, and white, the main colors of Pepo are interwoven into splendid patterns, which stand for the abundant resources of the land. The wavy streaks, inspired by the misty hills in the inky night, symbolize the hills where the Pepo tribe settled down after their tiring migration. Additionally, the black lines denote the connecting of the hearts of silent insistence, resembling the rolling hills and the seeds that fall onto the grounds and take roots to connect with each other. Red geometry represents life, tear, and thrill, which are joined together to be the warm connection of their hearts. The sandy background color that is sprayed and painted as red rain leads people to search for the rainbow of hope, a commitment made by God of his own will with the land. The pattern of half-men and half-trees that are placed in the misty hills, is taken from the Pepo clothing embroidery.

The dejected people raised arms toward the sharp, flaming eyes, prayed sincerely and resolutely. The plural form of three people in that pattern means that the Pepo will ennoble their lives as a group for the future.

3. The Activity

The first half, The Poetry of the Tribes, presents music from the Fus, the Hukas, and the Bu-Noh. The second half The Other Window of Pepo is divided into three parts: the representation of the tribal scenes, the impression of their life, and the celebration for the full moon. Pepo tribal's free and innocent lifestyle can be seen in the show via praying for rain, playing games, holding hands, rearing babies, husking rice, farming, plucking vegetables, drawing water, shouldering firewood, hunting, and drinking at a party.

The scene of Rearing Babies

Several instruments are used in the show, including the Nose Flute, the Jews-Harp, and the Blowing Tube. About the Musical Instruments

4.About the Music

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