Events
Dates: March 3 - 31, 2018
Event 1: Opening ceremony
Time & date: 10:00-12:00, March 10, 2018
Location: Zhongshan Park
| Time | Content |
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| 09:30 - 10:00 | Arrival of the brides and grooms |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Ceremony starts |
| 10:20 - 10:25 | Praying |
| 10:25 - 11:00 | Speech by officers |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Presenting the brides and grooms; introduction to the Austronesian Wedding |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Traditional dance |
| 11:45 | Homecoming |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Indigenous singing performances & holiday market (10 stands) |
Event 2: Night of the Brides and Grooms
Time & dates: 15:00-18:00, March 15, 2018; 07:00-18:00, March 16, 2018
Location: Zhongshan Park
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 15:00 | Arrival (checking-in) of the brides and grooms |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Arrival (checking-in) of the brides and grooms |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Notes from the newlyweds' parents |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Traditional dance |
| 18:00 | Banquet |
Event 3: Wedding photography on March 16
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 07:30 - 09:00 | Grooming of the newlyweds (No.1-5) |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Photo-taking of the newlyweds (No.1-5) |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Grooming of the newlyweds (No.6-10) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Photo-taking of the newlyweds (No.6-7) |
| 12:00 | Lunch for all of the newlyweds |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Photo-taking of the newlyweds (No.8-10) |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Wedding rehearsal |
| 18:00 | Dinner for all of the newlyweds and officers |
Event 4: Traditional wedding
Time: 08:30-12:30, March 17, 2018
Location: Zhongshan Park
| Time | Ceremony | Location | Content | |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | The brides and grooms prepare for the wedding | Zhongshan Park | The grooms' family and friends enter the center, as ushered by staffers
Notes: 1. Two ushers, four entrance staffers 2. Officiator: the administration's director |
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| Family Chen's Stone-plate House | The brides' family and friends go to Family Chen's Stone-plate House, as ushered by staffers
Notes: 1. Two ushers, four entrance staffers 2. Officiator: Township magistrate |
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| 09:00 | The brides and grooms, their family and friends, and officiators get ready for the wedding. | |||
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Sumupulju | Zhongshan Park | Traditional dance and singing at the plaza | |
| Announcement | Entrance to the wedding site | The announcer fire a shot to let people know the rites will start soon. | ||
| Receiving the brides | Zhongshan Park | The parade participants should go as follows: 1. The announcer 2. The shot-firer 3. The officers and the chieftain 4. The grooms 5. Dowry 6. Family and friends 7. Sedan carriers 8. The rest of the attendants, including visitors. They march to Family Chen's Stone-plate House |
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| Giving dowry | The grooms and their family and friends sing along → Firing a shot at Family Chen's Stone-plate House → Placing dowry → Warriors' dance | |||
| Dowry ceremony ("qemayam paukuz") | 1. Toasting 2. Traditional dance by the brides 3. Traditional dance by the grooms 4. The tribe's elders sing traditional songs 5. Checking of dowry 6. Counting betel nuts 7. The brides put on head garments, check dowry, and go for the wedding 8. Everyone join the traditional dance - the grooms go first, and then they invite the brides to dance |
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| The brides hop on the sedans and let others carry them ("kiyalap") | 1. The attendants enter the wedding site (Zhongshan Park) by the following order: (1) Officers - VIP - local representatives (2) The grooms' choir (3) The grooms (4) Dowry carriers (5) Family and friends; sedan carriers 2. The brides get on the sedans; the grooms walk along by the sedans' left-hand side 3. After the firing of a shot, the sedan carriers enter the park as ushered |
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| Firing shots | The shots are fired by three people | |||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | All attendants enter the wedding site | Zhongshan Park Plaza (Sanbao Stage) | 1. The choir makes its entrance 2. The officers get to their seats as ushered by the staffers 3. The brides and grooms enter the park and wait for the officers to make their entrance 4. The officers enter the park |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 | Wedding march | 1. Speech by the township magistrate; introducing the guests 2. Wedding announcement 3. Prayers by Pastor Chen Ming-kuang of the Sandimen Branch, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan 4. Presenting the brides and grooms 5. Vows of love 6. Exchange of marriage tokens 7. Speech by the officator (county magistrate) 8. Reading of the marriage certificate 9. The brides and grooms make their stamps on the certificates 10. The newlyweds bow to the pastor, the officiators and the host 11. The pastor, the officiators and the host return to their seats; the newlyweds bow to the guests and also return to their seats 12. The newlyweds play swings 13. Traditional dance 14. Taking group photos |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch gathering | Family Chen's Stone-plate House | Officers and the brides and grooms and their families enjoy lunch together | |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Music concert | Zhongshan Park | As performed by Lavakaw Dumalarathe, Black Whirlwinds Band, and a few other indigenous artists | |