mayasvi 祭 mayasvi為鄒族社群重要的大事,很難用一個中文詞意去表達整個mayasvi的內涵,在過去征戰年代時mayasvi不是定期性的祭儀,當勇士們出征獲得勝利回到部落,就會舉行mayasvi,另外就是當kuba修繕後,也會舉行mayasvi。但現今沒有征戰的年代,mayasvi的舉行與否,是由長老會議決定。而mayasvi在現今也是鄒族文化、信仰流傳的重要儀式。 The mayasvi is a key and highly anticipated event in Cou communities. It is difficult to convey the meaning succinctly in the context of mayasvi in one Chinese word. In the past, mayasvi was not a regular ritual during times of war, but was held when the warriors returned to the tribe after winning the war and when the kuba was repaired. Nowadays, as there are no …