Kalabecengane

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Rukai’s festival of Kalabecengane takes place on 15 August every year. On the eve of the festival, every family prepares food such as taro and abay, a Rukai-style rice dumpling, and male members of the family will bring the food to the venue. In the small hours on Kalabecengane, all Rukai men should follow the chief to their hunting area, where the chief will launch a fortunetelling rite involving the baking of millet pastry. After the rite is over, the Rukai people are to enter the venue in full ceremonial dress. At the beginning of Kalabecengane, a group of men will report to the tribe from a higher standpoint and raise a smoke signal. Gifts and tributes will be presented to the family of the chief. Following the presentation is the singing and chanting of triumphant messages and group dancing. Daughters of every family are to play on swings. The harvest festival stresses the solidarity of the tribe and the identity of the Rukai traditional culture.
Kalabecengane
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024