Taiwan Indigenous News
Tuesday, 25 October 2005
Female head of the national park system seeks to improve parks
... She said she could sense the wisdom of the mountain forests as passed down throughout the ages by Taiwan's indigenous peoples. The ...
Hsieh reveals moves to help indigenous students
... crystal display television to the students at an elementary school in Taitung County and announced more measures to help Taiwan's indigenous children secure ...
Tribe wants official recognition
... "Taiwan's indigenous tribes are all unique minorities in this country, but we are all the original residents of the island. Every ...
布農族依循小米的成長歷程，把時間和年月的觀念串聯起來，狩獵和耕作是遵循植物的生長及月亮的月缺來進行。
一年中重要祭儀一覽表
| 祭儀名稱 | 時間 | 內容 |
|---|---|---|
| 封鋤祭 | 1-2月 | 播種祭後收拾農具的儀式 |
| 除草祭 | 3月 | 敬告上小米除草了，祈求禾苗成長 |
| 驅役祭 | 4月 | 驅逐污穢祈禱平安 |
| 射耳祭 | 4-5月 | 為布農族最重要的節期，為社會、教育、經濟、政治的節期 |
| 驅烏祭 | 5月 | 驅走野鳥吃粟的祭儀 |
| 收穫祭 | 6-7月 | 全面收割的祭儀 |
| 嬰兒祭 | 7-8月 | 替新生嬰兒配掛項鍊，並祭禱平安 |
| 新年祭 | 8-9月 | 慶賀小米收成，除舊更新，同時祭拜祖靈 |
| 開墾祭 | 10-11月 | 揭開地面開始耕作 |
| 拋石祭 | 9-11月 | 驅除開墾地之惡神的儀式 |
| 播種祭 | 11-12月 | 敬告祖靈或其他主宰之神，開始播種 |
| 甘藷祭 | 11-12月 | 開墾完後在部分農地種植甘藷 |
| 進倉祭 | 11月 | 將收獲曝曬過的小米存入米倉裡 |
| 狩獵祭 | 3-4月或9-12月 | 為布農族最重要的節期，為社會、教育、經濟、政治的節期 |