Sea or river worship in the Amis culture has two types: one is an annual ceremony and the other is a ritual collective fishing taking place before and after an event recognized as important by the members of the tribe. The annual ceremony happens every May, involving the collective fishing, offering and sharing the catch of men organized in age classes. It has a pedagogical significance and also serves as an occasion to pay tribute to the sea gods with gifts to pray for prosperity and safety.
Collective fishing, known as Pakelang, enjoins people to fish together and share the catch to mark the end of major life events such as marriage, funeral, construction of new houses and farm work. The contact with water and the consumption of fish mark the return to daily norm.
阿美族海(河)祭涉及兩類型,其一是歲時祭儀;其次是族人重要大事前後的集體捕魚Pakelang。海(河)祭多舉辦於五月,以男子年齡階層為單位進行漁撈、奉獻、共食,是重要的全能訓練,也向海神獻上漁獲,祈求豐收與平安。
Pakelang則是族人舉凡婚喪喜慶、新居落成、農作完工等日常生活大事結束後舉行的集體漁撈共食,透過觸碰到「水」、吃到「魚」,回歸日常生活。
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[海(河)祭 Sea/ river worship(編號300438767)]。《藝術與建築索引典》。http://aat.teldap.tw/AATFullDisplay/300438767(2024/11/22瀏覽)。