八月- 進倉祭
August-Festival of Storing Up the Millet
屬於家族祭儀(Tastu-baning)。小米經過曝曬乾燥之後,預先選擇粟穗中最大且品質最佳者,綑成數十把,請祭司以獸骨符咒祈福之後,以做為明年之種粟。將其餘所有粟穗裝進米倉,由祭司施以祈禱:「希望此堆疊之小米永遠吃不完,年年有餘,家人平安..」。祭畢後宰殺豬仔,屋主以豬血塗抹穀倉之柱,以示祝福家人平安、年年豐收。接著於穀倉前擺開喜宴,取出美酒佳餚宴請所有家族親友,慶祝一年之辛勞終於告一段落。
It’s a ceremony of family. After the millet to be dry and come over the solarization, they will pick the biggest and the best quality millet, and tie them to several grips. Then they will engage the priest to use the Taoist magic figures of animal bones to pray for blessings, and those millet trips will be seed in the next year. Next, they will store all of the other millet up into the barn. The priest will pray,” hoping the millet will not be finish off, and the family will stay safe and well..”. After the ceremony, they will kill pigs, and the host will use the pig’s blood to smear over the barn’s pillar, wishes the family could be safe and well and have a big harvest every year. Then, held a banquet in front of the barn, bring out the drink and food to all of the relatives and friends, and celebrate the toil of the year finally end.
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