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Birds Singing, Bugs Chirping, the Beauty of the Surprising Tavokan...
III. Dancing with Rejoice in the Forest
| 1. How It Gets Started |
| Sin-hua, known as "Tavokan" in
history, means "mountainous landscape" in Siraya. In the year
2000, the Kou-pi Church maintained its consistent affection
toward the surroundings, emphasizing on the experiencing and
recording of the ecology, using "Dancing with Rejoice in the
Forest" as the theme to express the peaceful, intimate, and
inseparable interrelationship between humanity and the land,
and hoping to guide the general public to think about the
environmental issues.
2. Significance of the
Totem
The colorful tone of the post is used to express the
happiness from the bottom of the heart and the intimate
relationship between people and Nature. The plural form
of the people and a big tree symbolize the extension
of lives granted by the land and its people. The "tree,"
like a new harbor and shelter, breeds many forest romances
on earth. The mutual law of living for all tribes in
the nature has been respect, love, and dedication. |
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3. The Activity
| For years, the association's activities
have been related to people's daily life to stress its concern
for the homeland. From August 17th to December 23rd in 2001,
the association held a series of "Siraya Culture and Bamboo
Festival" in the Sin-hua Library, including the photography
contest of the local natural environment and ecology; the camp
of the observation and experience of the nature and ecology;
the photography exhibition of the nature and ecology; singing
praises for the mountainous landscape; the campaign for cleaning
mountains and water and righting the name for the homeland;
the show and exhibition of "Dancing with Rejoice in the Forest."
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Bamboo tags and signs placed on
each trail |
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| The Camp of the Observation and Experience
of the Nature and Ecology |
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Walking on ancient trails. The Mountain-cleaning
Campaign. |
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4. About the Music
| 1.Praise
the Lord with the Woods |
Lyrics
by Shu-chuan, Wan＆Jun-ming, Wan
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Music
by Edgar Macapili |
| The song praises the Lord for the mountainous
scenery and amazing animals in this land he has created, including
the cool wind, tree leaves, green bamboos, noisy bugs, birds,
bees, squirrels and butterflies. |
| 2.The
Ballad for Recitation: The Land of Hills and Woods
| Music
&Lyrics
by Cheng-hsiung, Wan |
| The ballad introduces the geographical
details of Sin-hua or Tavokan, such as the location, ecology
and local food of different villages to remind people of the
fact that "the land of hills and woods are precious and it is
our cradle (the cradle of the Siraya)." |
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