The Study of Rituals and Folk Religions in Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival

• Main Authors: Wen,Tsung Han, 溫宗翰
• Other Authors: Lin,Mao Hsien
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61151294623287354733

碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 台灣文學系 === 99 === This paper is completed by the observation and interview, its record the “Individual Rituals”, “Family Rituals” and “Community Ceremony” on the day of Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival. By analyzing these Ritual Process and document analysis, we can rediscuss the cultural context of Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival, and to find its Locality in Taiwan. Because of Korea succeed in applying Gangneung Danoje for World Intangible Heritage to UNESCO. Discussing the independent development and the change process of Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival, it’s good to. research Taiwan Folklore and also can be a basic study for Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival to apply for Intangible Heritage. By this paper, We also can understand the formation of Taiwanese National Festival and show the Characteristic of culture in Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival. We can know more about the Cultural diversity of Dragon Boat Festival in Asia place. Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival is also called “gōo-gue̍h-tseh”, it means the annual function in May of the lunar calendar. At the same time, Plum Rain has just finished, the climate is also stable in summer in Taiwan, the temperature elevates so we can know the rituals in “gōo-gue̍h-tseh” reflects the character in climate. By this study, we understand the character of Calendric Rites in Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival, it’s closed to the nature environment, the living conditions and the time in agriculture. Finally, because of the development of the society in Taiwan has been influenced by near countries. The festival often combines the characters of Chinese cultures and Japanese cultures. These cultures combine the Taiwanese nation development with Cultural Context become that we can see the custom on Taiwanese Dragon Boat Festival. Through the study, we understand the character of Taiwan belongs Immigrant Communities and understand “gōo-gue̍h-tseh” is the compound festival and it is also a nation festival behalf in Taiwan by developing process in different time of the history in Taiwan.