Cultural characteristics of Bazhai nationality

The language of the Bazi people has the longest and most complete preservation time. Now the Bazi people still have elders who can sing traditional songs. Their songs include lullabies, labor songs, love songs, especially songs of celebration ceremonies (such as Ayuan Ayan (1)). (2), the song of leading the field), some of which also contain the oral history of our ancestors, which is very precious.

Ethnic ancestor worship is a special custom in the ceremony of Pingpu ethnic group in central and western Taiwan Province Province, commonly known as "shooting at the target". The winner of the young men's competition can get colorful flags, which symbolizes the highest honor of the tribe.

The continuous naming system is one of the characteristics of ancient Southeast Asian culture, and its geographical distribution includes Southeast Asian continents, peninsulas and islands. During the Japanese occupation, Professor Xiangchuan Zang quoted the unique name of Bazehai people in the contract documents of Pingpu people. Take Jae-Sang Park's detachment from society as an example. His ancestral name is Ba-Halla Abuk, and his father's name is Ashin Ba-Halla. His son's name is Tahan Ashin, which means that Pingpu people also have a father-son name system.

The incisor culture is also one of the characteristics of ancient culture in Southeast Asia, which is mostly related to marriage. This cultural feature is also distributed in the life of the entire Austronesian language family. The habit of gnashing teeth is also popular among Pingpu people. When young men and women propose, they will chisel out two front teeth as a symbol of love. During the Japanese occupation period, Enneng Jiaju's investigation also said that in the Bazehai nationality, when men and women get married, they must pull out two front teeth as a symbol of adulthood.