The marriage of Gaoshan people is monogamous, and it is forbidden for close relatives to get married. Most men and women are free to love each other. For example, Atayal people whistle to express their love, and some Ami women give gifts to men's homes to express their love for each other. Young men and women of Gaoshan nationality are very free in love and marriage, and their parents never interfere. When a girl reaches the age of marriage, her family will prepare a separate residence for her.

When paiwan got married, he ground the millet into powder, mixed it with water to make a paste, wrapped it in fish and shrimp (the shrimp showed its tail), kneaded it into balls the size of eggs, put it in a boiling pot, cooked it and took it out.

Second, life.

In the past, Gaoshan people lived in caves near mountains and rivers, or made grass from bamboo and made wood as their houses. Residential types include wooden houses, bamboo houses, huts, slate houses, grass-topped underground palaces, etc. But they pay great attention to the combination of modeling and practicality. Most of them are rectangular or square, with doors and no windows.

Third, the funeral.

In the form of funeral, Atayal, Bunun and Cao are all buried indoors and under the bed of the deceased. Paiwan people and Dawu people walked in the wasteland, and Ah Mui buried the dead in the open space in front of and behind the house, and all the evil dead were buried on the spot.

Fourth, faith.

The Gaoshan people still retain the beliefs and rituals of primitive religions. They worship elves, and there are different gods in different places, such as gods, gods who create the universe, gods of nature, gods who manage things and other elves and monsters. Sacrifices include agricultural sacrifices (including farming sacrifices, sowing sacrifices, weeding sacrifices, harvesting sacrifices, new grain storage sacrifices, etc.). , mainly millet sacrifice), hunting sacrifice, fishing sacrifice, ancestor worship, etc. Witchcraft is prevalent, among which the methods of divination are bird divination, dream divination, water divination, bamboo divination, ladle divination and rice divination, as well as various forms of witchcraft books.

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The origin of Gaoshan nationality

In history, especially before the Ming Dynasty, there was no such name as Gaoshan nationality. The ethnic origin of Gaoshan nationality is multi-source, but it mainly comes from a branch of Guyue people in the southeast coast of Chinese mainland.

After the Han people moved to Taiwan Province Province, the aborigines were divided into two parts: one part settled in the plain and merged with the Han people, and was called Pingpu people, including Xilaya 2 1 Society, Hong Anya 13 Society, Barboucha 9 Society, Bazehai 4 Society, Baboulaz 4 Society, Daokasi 6 Society, Kaidalan 28 Society and Kamalan 34 Society.

The other part still lives in mountainous areas and is less influenced by the Han nationality. Up to now, it still retains the characteristics of aboriginal languages and customs. Nowadays, Gaoshan people refer to these ethnic minorities in general. The name "Gaoshan Ethnic Group" is the collective name of all ethnic groups in Taiwan Province Province in 1945 after Chinese mainland's victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. This term is mainly used in Chinese mainland, but the authorities in Taiwan Province Province have stopped using it.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Gaoshan nationality