Theres also the Burning of Wang Yehs Boat Festival. Wang Yeh is a plague god worshipped in the old days when mystery illnesses struck communities. During the festival still celebrated in Taiwan, his statue is taken on a days-long parade through towns where he collects peoples illnesses and problems.
The festival ends in an all-night party where Wang Yeh is feasted, entertained with music and his boat loaded with fake paper money. The vessel is then set on fire on the beach tosymbolise sending him and the peoples problems out to sea.
Yayue music survives with the help of Taiwanese musicians.
Every September on the birthday of the great sage Confucius, elaborate ceremonies are carefully staged in Taiwan. The one at Taipeis Confucius Temple is attended by the president - something you wouldnt see in China.
Besides festivals, auspicious days on the lunar calendar are also popular, with fake paper money burned on the sidewalks to pay for protection from the gods.
And the cultures of Taiwans Min Nan and Hakka ethnic groups - though derived from China - are followed here in a way that seems more Taiwanese than Chinese, as these groups identities are not celebrated on the mainland.
Many of the cultural traditions Taiwan has preserved are related to ancient Chinese music.
These include performances of yayue or ancient Chinese court music, some 3,000 years old. Itdied out in China, but was painstakingly researched and revived by professor Chou Chun-yi at Taiwans Nanhua University.
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