Event
Opening press conference
- Date｜Friday, March 17, 2023 11：00-12：00
- Location｜Sandimen Township Office
Event flow
| Event time | Item | Content | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30-10:00 | Check in | Officials and guests | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening - music and dance performance 1 | Tribal singers | |
| 10:10-10:20 | Blessings (pray) | Priest led prayers | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Chief's Introduction & Speech | Speeches by the Chief and VIPs | The head of the township makes a welcoming speech and introduces participating officials |
| 10:40-10:50 | Music and Dance Performance II | Tribal singers | |
| 10:50-11:00 | Start of Wedding Ceremony | Ribbon cutting | |
| 11:00 | Finish | Group photos | |
Farewell
Night of Blessings
- Date｜Friday, March 24, 2023 19：00-21：00
- Location｜Sandimen Township Office
Traditional Paiwan Wedding
- Date｜Saturday, March 25, 2023 13：00-16：30
- Location｜Dimoer Park, Sandimen
Event flow
| Time Period | Ritual Item | Ritual location | ContentDetails |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30-10:00 | Newlywed couple visit | Dragonfly House, Shatao | The newlywed couple take pictures (with the host family) and visit tribal art workshops |
| 10:00-12:30 | Newlywed couple get made-up | Multifunctional conference room | Various service households＊the newlywed couple get dressed up and are made-up |
| 13:00-13:30 | Newlywed couple meet up | Forest Park | The groom is led into the slate house by guides. |
| 13:00-13:30 | Newlywed couple meet up | Slate House in the Forest Park | The bride is led into the slate house by guides. |
| 13:30 | The groom and bride, relatives and friends prepare for the ceremony | ||
| 13:30-14:00 | Ceremony announcement, firing of ceremonial guns | Forest Park Pavilion (meeting point for groom’s side) | The messenger announces the ceremony to the tribe - the ceremony begins after the gun is fired. (Dalai Village) |
| 13:30-14:00 | Marry the bride, announce the marriage Gemugu |
Forest Park Pavilion (meeting point for groom’s side) | Order of arrival: 1. Announcement messenger 2. Carrier of the gun. 3. Officers 4. Chiefs 5. Groom 6. Dowry 7. Relatives and friends 8. Sedan chair carriers 9. Tourists - Walk towards the bride |
| 13:30-14:00 | Dowry gifts giving ceremony Qemayampaukuz |
Slate House in the Forest Park (meeting point for the bride’s side) | 1. Toast 2. The bride’s side dances 3. After placing the dowry, the groom performs a circle dance 4. Performs the warrior dance 5. Dowry inspection 6. Groom puts on a headdress and asks the bride to leave the house after the dowry inspection 7. Everyone performs the circle dance - the groom dances for the circle and then asks the bride to join the circle dance |
| 13:30-14:00 | Sitting in the sedan chair, lifting the sedan chair kiyalap |
Slate House in the Forest Park (meeting point for the bride’s side) | 1. Order entering the bride's venue (1) Officers - VIPs - local people (2) Chief of the groom's side (3) Groom (4) Dowry (5) Relatives and friends, sedan chair carriers. 2. The bride sits on the sedan chair, and the groom follows on the left hand side. 3. Upon hearing the gun shot, the sedan chair carriers enter Timur Art Park following the guides. |
| 13:30-14:00 | Firing of ceremonial guns | Slate House in the Forest Park (meeting point for the bride’s side) | 3 People take turns firing guns (Dalai Village) |
| 14:00-14:15 | Entering | Timur Art Park | 1. A group of singers enter the venue: take assigned seats. 2. Officers enter the venue: take assigned seats as guided by a specialist. 3. When the bride and groom arrive at Zhongshan Park, they must wait at the entrance for the messenger to announce their arrival before entering the venue. |
| 14:15-14:25 | Ceremony Prologue Welcome music and dancing |
Timur Art Park | Warrior dance |
| 14:25-16:30 | Wedding March | Timur Art Park | |
Austronesian Market Party
- Date｜Saturday, March 4, 2023
-Sunday, March 26, 2023（Every weekend） - Time｜11：00-17：00
- Location｜Rinari Visitor Center
- Content｜The market invites Pingtung's local indigenous settlement special food, cultural and creative handicrafts, and each session also has wedding special cultural experience activities and consumption points to get stickers, friends who are interested in Paiwan ethnic weddings, you must not miss the Austronesian Market Party!
Event flow
| Time | Activity | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-17:00 | Austronesian Market | Recruit operators with local characteristics from three indigenous villages in Northern Pingtung and hold an open-air market party. The booth includes cultural and creative products, planting and gardening items, snacks, beverages, local cuisine and much more. |
| 11:00-17:00 | Loyalty card activity | Obtain a point card from the service counter at the market event. After making purchases at six market operators visitors receive a limited edition "Austronesian Good Stickers" from the market service counter (the number of stickers is limited for each session) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Austronesian Concert | Austronesian Good Music invites local performance groups at each event. Everyone is welcome to attend and share in the experience. |
| 11:00-17:00 | Paiwan wedding procedure | Visitors sign in with staff at the market event, complete a puzzle of the event flow for the traditional Paiwan wedding and receive an Austronesian give away |
| 13:30-14:00 | Paiwan zemiyan activity | During the event, under the venue swing, the on-site host teaches visitors the four-step dance around a circle with live music, enabling them to experience traditional Paiwan culture first hand. Participants also receive an Austronesian give away. |
| 15:30-16:00 | Paiwan bear bride activity | Visitors sign in with staff during the event and finish the dance around the swing within the assigned time period. All participants receive an Austronesian give away. |
Kinisenayan Night Concert
The memory of the tribe, the breath of the forest and the singing of the party are constantly remembered, so we sing, we dance, and use singing to bless every meeting and parting. Singing; dancing and stepping from music, reverberating in the mountains...
- Main event｜Saturday,March 18, 2023 17：30-21：00
- Return event｜Sumday,March 19, 2023 14：00-17：00
- Location｜Dimoer Park, Sandimen Township
*The word Kinisenayan means "blessing" in the Paiwan language
First day event flow
| Time | Activity | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00-21:00 | Austronesian Market | Recruit operators with local characteristics from three indigenous villages in Northern Pingtung and hold an open-air market party. The booth includes cultural and creative products, planting and gardening items, snacks, beverages, local cuisine and much more. |
| 17:30-21:00 | Austronesian Concert | Indigenous performing groups from three townships in northern Pingtung are invited to perform. Visitors are moved by the music and offer their best wishes for the upcoming Austronesian wedding. - Warm up｜Timur Youth Association - 17:50-18:20｜Feather Art of Drum and Dance - 18:30-19:00｜Ljaucu Talimaraw - 19:10-19:40｜Naluwan Theater - 19:50-20:20｜VUSUM HANA - 20:30-21:00｜Paridrayan Band |
| 17:00-21:00 | Paiwan inkjet tattoo experience | (Free trial for the first 10 visitors to sign up) original price $150 |
Second day event flow
| Time | Activity | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00-17:00 | Austronesian Market | Recruit operators with local characteristics from three indigenous villages in Northern Pingtung and hold an open-air market party. The booth includes cultural and creative products, planting and gardening items, snacks, beverages, local cuisine and much more. |
| 14:00-16:00 | Austronesian Concert | Indigenous performing groups from three townships in northern Pingtung are invited to perform. Visitors are moved by the music and offer their best wishes for the upcoming Austronesian wedding. - 14:00-14:30｜Shamansen Band - 15:30-16:00｜LI KE WEI |
| 14:00-17:00 | Paiwan inkjet tattoo experience | (Free trial for the first 10 visitors to sign up) original price $150 |
TAZUA’s Wedding traditional wedding dress and modern translation exhibition
- Date｜Wendnesday, March 01, 2023
-Wendnesday, May 31, 2023 - Time｜0900-1630 Every Wednesday-Sunday,
Monday- Tuesday Closed - Location｜Sandimen Township of Cultural Museum
- Content｜The exhibition plans to present the traditional wedding costume collection of the Paiwan people, and invites the leaders of the Paiwan tribe in Pingtung and the modern clothing studio to jointly exhibit and show the recent inheritance and reform process of Paiwan's traditional craftsmanship from restoration, reproduction, creation, return, inheritance and innovation.
Witness Love at LABUWA‧Love You For Ten Thousand Years
- Time｜17:30 to 19:30, the second week of March 2023 onwards, every Thursday ( March 9, March 16, March 23, March 30 ).
- Location｜The playground in front of Dawu Village Office, Wutai Township, Pingtung County
Events
- Tribemarket
- Music performance
- Dance and Love at Dawu Event Show ( 18:00-19:00 )
- Seniors take oaths
- Purification ceremony
- Love Lily/Warrior Dance/Oath under the Swing and other performances, each session has 2 performances
- Circle dance show
Itinerary promotion of the natural and cultural ecology scenic areas
- Dawu Hayou River itinerary
- Shenshan Waterfall Forest "Up-close to Nature" Experience Activity Itinerary
- Natural and cultural ecology scenic areas of the Ali Tribe itinerary