Evil-exorcising Dance

Evil-exorcising Dance is a kind of group dance, featuring seven lead performers, one carrying hundred-family umbrella and six wearing masks in different colors representing six gods, i.e. pairing, good fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness and completeness.

There are two performance forms for Evil-exorcising Dance. One is, after visiting different villages, the team performing sacrificing rituals walks along field ridges to come to the roadside between fields. Led by the Goddess of Mercy, the team forms a column and then changes into a row to ward off and dominate ghosts and monsters. They will beat the drums continuously and their shout shakes the sky. The other is, led by white Goddess of Mercy, six gods follow in order and hundred-family umbrella, band, vertical flags, triangle flags bring up the rear. The team shouts aloud while walking along the field ridges. All the fields will be blessed with rain and receive generous harvest.

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