Events
Opening Event
Date：March 3, 2019 (Sat.)
Time：14:30 ~ 17:30
Location：Dawu Mountain Starry Sky Plaza, Pingtung Train Station
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Checking-in |
| 14:30 - 14:40 | Opening music and dance |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Traditional blessing ceremony |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Introducing VIPs |
| 15:10 - 15:40 | Inauguration ceremony |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Music and dance |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Press conference |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Indigenous food feast |
| 17:30 ~ | End of the event |
Checking-in & Night of Brides and Grooms
Date：March 15, 2019 (Sun.)
Time：09:00 ~ 21:00
Location：Beiye Activity Center
| Time | Activity | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 11:30 | Checking-in | Checking-in of brides and grooms |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | Meals for brides and grooms |
| 12:30 - 16:00 | Wedding photography | Wedding photography with traditional garments |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Wedding rehearsal | Wedding rehearsal (attended by brides, grooms, and wedding staffers) |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Checking-in at host families’ | Brides and grooms to stay with host families |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Night of Brides and Grooms | Campfire party & indigenous dinner |
| 21:00 - 23:00 | Night of Youth on County Road 185 | Free time |
Love by Dawu Mountain: A wedding ceremony
Date：March 16, 2019 (Sat.)
Time：08:30 ~ 12:30
Location：Beiye Elementary School
Main ceremony：
| Time | Activity | Location | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Gathering-up of brides and grooms | Beiye Activity Center | The grooms and their families move to Beiyi Activity Center |
| Beiye Elementary School | The brides and their families move to Beiye Catholic Church | ||
| 09:00 | Brides and grooms, families, and the host get ready for the wedding | ||
| 09:00 - 10:40 | Firing of signals | To Beiye Activity Center | Ceremony announcement → Firing of signals → Start of event |
| Dowry ceremony “Paukuz” (qemqyam) Penaljang “Escaping the wedding” |
Beiye Elementary School Sportsground (Below the wedding swing) |
Wine dedication → Display of dowry → Grooms and family join a traditional wedding dance → Dowry-checking ceremony → Putting on head ornaments → Everyone joins the traditional wedding dance → Brides join the dance → “penaljang” ceremony → “kisaraw” ceremony | |
| Reception of brides and grooms (kiyalap) |
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| Firing of signals | Firing of signals → Ushering-in of guests / six wedding staffers take turn firing the signals | ||
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Arrival of guests | ||
| Opening music and dance in reception of guests | Below the wedding swing | ||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Wedding march |
1. Magistrate’s speech; intro of VIPs 2. Announcement 3. Entry of the matchmaker 4. Entry of the wedding hosts 5. Entry of the “wedding testifier” 6. Entry of the tribal chief and grooms 7. Entry of the brides and their parents 8. Reading of the wedding certificate 9.Pastor’s blessings 10. Exchange of vows 11. Wishes and gifts by the wedding testifier 12. Sealing of the wedding certificate by brides and grooms 13. Brides and grooms bow to the wedding testifier, matchmaker, and wedding hosts 14. The wedding testifier, matchmaker, and wedding host return to their seats, and brides and grooms bow to the other guests 15. Brides and grooms play the wedding swings 16. Traditional wedding dance 17. Photo time |
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| 12:30 - 14:30 | Wedding banquet | Beiye Activity Center | Banquet |
Side Events
Majia Township
- Handicraft tour: A visit to Sanhe Village Studio and DIY class
- Cultural tour: Taohuayuan Leisure Farm in Majia Township; Stone-plate house experience in Jiufa Bay
- Mountain tour: Baibinshan, Liangshan Waterfall, and Lidingshan Hiking Trails
- Rinari guided tours: Indigenous handicrafts tour, a visit to old tribes, and ecological experience in Majia Township
Wutai Township
【1 Day Tour】
Meeting up → Wutai tribal tour → Lunch → Shenshan tribal tour → DIY class → Guchuan Bridge →Homecoming
【2 Day Tour】
Day 1： Guguan Bridge & visitor center → Shenshan Tribe → Reception ceremony → Food feast → Tribal tour (Shenshan) → Farming experience → Field cooking → “Starry time” → A good night’s sleep
Day 2：Breakfast → DIY class → Going to Wutai → Wutai tribal tour → Indigenous lunch → Learning about Rukai culture → To Changchi Township → Treasure hunt in Changchi → Homecoming
Sandimen Township
Time / Date: 14:00-21:00, April 4, 2019
Theme: Picnic in Timur; film screening under a starry night
Location: Zhongshan Park, Sandimen
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 03/01 - 03/31 08:00 - 17:00 |
Holiday farmer's market |
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03/01 - 03/31 08:00 - 17:00 |
Romantic tribal tour |
| 3/23 14:00 - 21:00 |
Picnic in Timur Film-screening under a starry night |