Taiwanese Aborigines

There are fourteen aborigines in Taiwan, including Amis, Atayal, Sediq, Thao, Paiwan, Rukai, Yami and more. Before Chinese came, they have already lived in Taiwan for ages.

They have their special festivals, like the Harvest Festival. They show their thanks and appreciations to the gods and pray for harvest in the next coming year. During the festival, they sing, dance and have a feast. They’re good at singing and sports.  Many singers and baseball players in Taiwan are aboriginals.  No matter where one is from, everyone is equal because we are all Taiwanese people.

Taiwanes Table Manners

  There are many taboos on the table. For example: don’t take the last pieces from the serving tray, don’t start eating as soon as the food gets on the table, and eat as much as you can. But I think some of them are really ridiculous, like don’t take the last pieces from the serving tray. If you are really hungry, why can’t you just eat what should be eaten? To tell the truth, I think lots of Taiwanese taboos  are nonsense. Fewer people care much about these. So we should change these traditional manners and make ourselves fit the new life style.