六月- 嬰兒祭
June-Festival of Celebrate the Neonate
祝福新生兒的儀式,接受生命之洗禮Tauhumis。祭禮前數日,事先備妥嬰兒新衣及項鍊等飾物,也備酒菜食物。祭日由祭司為嬰兒佩戴項鍊,並賦予族名,正式成為家庭成員。祭畢,隨即取出酒菜宴請親友,與族人分享獲得嬰兒之喜悅。旨意在感謝祖靈及天神保佑,賜予嬰兒,除了向族人宣告嬰兒之族名,更象徵族人旺盛之生命力的延續。
It is the ceremony of giving best wishes to the neonates. The neonates will accept the baptism. Several days before the ceremony, they have to prepare the neonate’s new clothes and necklaces, and they will also prepare drink and food. The day of the ceremony, the priest will put the necklaces to the neonates, and give them the tribe names.
The neonates are officially become the family members. After the ceremony, they will bring out the drink and food to give a banquet to their relatives and friends, and share the happiness that they have a neonate. The purpose of the ceremony is to thank the ancestor deities and the god’s bless and give them a baby. Except announce the baby’s tribe name, it is also the symbol of the vitality be continued.
The neonates are officially become the family members. After the ceremony, they will bring out the drink and food to give a banquet to their relatives and friends, and share the happiness that they have a neonate. The purpose of the ceremony is to thank the ancestor deities and the god’s bless and give them a baby. Except announce the baby’s tribe name, it is also the symbol of the vitality be continued.
資料來源(Source):http://portal.tacp.gov.tw/onthisdate_archive_detail/20337