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Flying fish festival (Taiwan)

🇹🇼 , Taiwan

About Flying fish festival (Taiwan)

The Flying Fish Festival (Chinese: 飛魚祭; pinyin: Lányŭ Fēiyújì) is one of the traditional ceremonies of the Taiwanese indigenous Tao people, who live on a tiny island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan called Orchid Island. The Flying Fish Festival comes from the legends of the Tao people and constitutes the social norms of their society. During the festival period, the Tao people need to be very careful of their actions and words in order not to violate the norms. In addition to Tao cultural heritage, the Flying Fish Festival also emphasizes respect for the natural environment and sustain.

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