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Introduction of traditional festivals of Gaoshan nationality Brief introduction of Gaoshan nationality

1. The traditional festivals of Gaoshan nationality include: sowing sacrifice (Atayal nationality, the end of spring sowing in late March), peace sacrifice (Bunun nationality, the fourth day of April), ancestor sacrifice of "Ali" (Pingpu nationality, September 16th) and harvest festival (Zou nationality, Dai nationality, Dawu nationality, etc.). August 15th) and bamboo. The traditional festivals of Gaoshan people are usually combined with sacrifices, which is more complicated. The authorities of Taiwan Province Province advocate simplifying the complex and adjusting the merger. These are the main festivals that are popular now. During the festival, in addition to song and dance banquets, sports competitions, cultural exhibitions and entertainment activities were also added.

2. Gaoshan ethnic group is the collective name of all ethnic groups in the Austronesian language family in Taiwan Province Province, China. In 2008, the total population was 49,465,438+007.

3. The Gaoshan people mainly live in Taiwan Province Province, China, with a few scattered in Fujian, Zhejiang and other coastal areas. Gaoshan people mainly live in the central mountainous area of Taiwan Province Province, the longitudinal valley plain in the east and Lan Yu Island.

4. Gaoshan people mainly rely on rice farming economy, supplemented by fishing and hunting production. The handicrafts of Gaoshan nationality mainly include textile, bamboo weaving, rattan weaving, wood carving, carving, bamboo carving, pottery making and so on.

5. Gaoshan people have their own language, belonging to Indonesian language family in Austronesian language family, which can be roughly divided into three language families: Atayal, Zou and Paiwan. The Gaoshan people scattered in Chinese mainland speak Chinese and have no language of their own. The Gaoshan compatriots living in Taiwan Province Province have their own unique culture and art, and their oral literature is rich, including myths, legends and folk songs.