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新娘別害羞 , 快快來跳舞
New Bride Don't Be Shy, Come and Dance!
在婚禮前 , 排灣人會舉行好幾天的大舞會 , 因為他們相信跳舞能夠帶來幸福 , 如果跳的天數越多 , 夫婦就越恩愛 . 趁這個難得的機會 , 少女們都換上最美麗的衣服 , 一邊唱歌 , 一邊跳舞 . Before the wedding the Paiwan people hold a big dance that takes place over several days. They believe that dancing brings good fortune, and that the more days you dance the more loving the couple will be. Seizing the opportunity, the girls all put on their prettiest clothes [before they] sing and dance.
小伙子們鼓起勇氣 , 跑到心愛的女孩旁邊 , 要求加入舞蹈 . 如果女孩也喜歡男孩 , 便鬆開手 , 讓男孩加入自己的身邊一起跳舞 . 不過 , 男孩們請注意 , 戴著耳環的女生可不能追 , 因為戴耳環表示她已經結婚了 . The young men build up their courage, running to the girls they like and asking them to dance. If the girls like the boys in return they join hands and dance together. Boys, however, must take note and not pursue a girl who is wearing earrings. Earrings signify that a girl is already married.
結婚的日子到囉 !
The Wedding Day is Here!
一大清早 , 巴清就帶著迎親的隊伍向親娘家出發 . 小狗在隊伍裡跑來跑去 , 據說狗能驅邪 , 可以避免精靈鬼怪來搗亂 . 巫婆則高高舉著喜帳在前面開路 . Early in the morning Ba-qing leads a wedding procession to his bride's home. Dogs run around this procession. It is said that dogs drive away evil spirits and guard against ghosts and monsters. A sorceress, leading the procession, holds a wedding banner high overhead.
迎親的禮物 , 都有特別的意義 , 樣樣要仔細檢查 , 像香蕉代表新娘的純潔 , 所以香蕉皮不能有一點點的斑點 . 檳榔代表子孫旺盛 , 所以一定要用完整的整顆檳榔才行 . All of the wedding gifts have special meanings, and all of these gifts have to be inspected carefully beforehand. Bananas, for example, represent the bride's purity, and the peels must be without bruises. Betel nut represents fertility, so only whole betel nuts can be used.
[神啊 ! 請您祝福他們倆 . ]
"Spirits! Please bless these two!"
新郎到達新娘家就鳴炮慶祝 , 女方的親友聽到炮聲 , 紛紛趕來祝賀 , 大家一起唱歌 , 跳舞 , 喝酒 , 等著舉行 " 結婚祭 " . Once the groom arrives at the bride's home firecrackers are set off in celebration. Once the bride's family hears the firecrackers they rush to her, offering their congratulations. Everyone sings songs, dances and drinks wine as they await the wedding ceremony.
結婚祭是婚禮中最隆重的典禮 . The wedding ceremony is the most serious part of any wedding.
婚祭由祭司主持 , 他慢慢唱出祖先的事蹟 , 新娘新郎的家世 , 新娘的美貌 , 並高舉著琉璃珠 , 祈求天神保佑新婚夫婦恩恩愛愛 , 早生貴子 . The wedding ceremony is presided over by a priest [or, in older times, a shaman] who tells tales of the [bride and groom's] ancestors, their family histories and the bride's beauty. As he holds aloft glass beads he asks the spirits [or, in modern times, God] to watch over the couple's loving relationship and quickly grant them a child.
典禮中 , 新娘拿著手巾 , 摀著臉 , 不斷的哭泣 , 因為她捨不得離開爸爸 , 媽媽 . During the ceremony the bride holds a handkerchief and dabs at her face, weeping continuously for the mother and father she will leave behind.(1)
[加油 ! 加油 ! 看誰先爬到鞦韆上 ? ]
"Go for it! Let's see who can climb up the swing first?"
婚祭完畢 , 就輪到婚禮的最高潮 -- 盪鞦韆 . After the wedding ceremony concludes the highlight of the wedding arrives - the swing.
盪鞦韆是貴族結婚特有的慶祝節目 , 平民是沒有這種權力的 . The swing is a privilege unique to noble families, commoners have no right to engage in it [at their weddings]. (2)
鞦韆的材料是四根帶葉的樹幹 , 由新郎負責砍樹 , 送到新娘家前的廣場 , 由新娘家負責搭建 . The swing is made from four trunks of living trees. The groom is responsible for cutting these trunks down and placing them in the open space fronting the bride's home. The bride's family is responsible for making the swing [from these trunks].
鞦韆要搭得又高又監牢 , 琳娜的家人 , 先將四根樹幹埋入土中 , 然後兩根 , 兩根交叉成三角形 , 並用藤條捆紮固定 . 這時 , 雙方要派出選手比賽 , 看誰先爬到鞦韆頂上 , 架上橫樑 . 輸的那一方不僅沒有面子 , 還要賠酒呢 . The swing must be tall and strong. Lina's family first sticks the four trunks in the ground, joining pairs to make triangles and tying them together with vines. Afterwards both the groom's and bride's families pick members that compete to climb to the top of the swing and place a crossbeam there first. The losing side not only loses face but also has to pay for the other side's drinks! (3)
[ 琳娜用力盪 , 盪高一點 . ]
[Lina swings harder and higher.]
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1. There's a lot of crossover here between indigenous and non-indigenous wedding ceremonies. Han Chinese communities have been known to embrace the same or similar customs, and firecrackers would have certainly been unknown to indigenous communities prior to the presence of Han Chinese in Taiwan.
2. Distinctions are sometimes made between "nobles" and "commoners" in Paiwan communities, though this is of course less of a thing now. These communities, like communities everywhere, undergo change, and they tend to be less rigid/stratified than they once were.
3. Not an easy thing to see. I've only been to one Paiwan wedding, but even so I've never heard of anyone actually doing this swing activity at an actual wedding. You'll see the swing set up outside villages or local restaurants, but seeing it used ceremonially is quite unusual.
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