民俗
English meaning: Folk Customs
Chinese (Trad.) Definition
(繁體中文)民俗是民間流傳的風俗習慣和傳統文化，臺灣民俗融合了漢族、原住民和日本文化影響，形成獨特的在地文化風貌。
English Definition
The traditional practices, beliefs, arts, and stories of ordinary people within a culture. Taiwan's folk customs blend Han Chinese traditions with indigenous Austronesian practices and Japanese colonial influences. Famous folk customs include the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival (鹽水蜂炮), the Mazu pilgrimage (媽祖遶境), and various aboriginal harvest festivals. Taiwan's folk customs have been extensively documented by ethnographers as invaluable cultural heritage.
Example
“大甲媽祖遶境是臺灣最盛大的民俗活動，每年吸引數十萬信徒參與。”
In English: “The Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage is Taiwan's grandest folk activity, attracting hundreds of thousands of devotees each year.”
Synonyms
- 風俗
- 習俗
Literary Heritage
“學而時習之，不亦說乎？有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？”
/Xué ér shí xí zhī, bù yì yuè hū? Yǒu péng zì yuǎn fāng lái, bù yì lè hū?/
“Is it not a pleasure to learn and to repeat or practice what has been learned at due intervals? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?”
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Language information
- Language
- 繁體中文
- Chinese (Trad.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
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