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Sakizaya Legend of

Silvergrass

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harming the children.
Since then, silvergrass has been planted around Sakizaya

villages to symbolize the protection against evil spirits and bad
people. Additionally, whenever there is a ritual, bunches of

silvergrass are put up in the area where the ritual is to be performed.
For example, during Palamal, the most important Sakizaya ritual

to worship their god of fire, plentiful offerings including betel nuts,
tunuz (rice cakes), rice liquor, fruits, vegetables, and rhizomes are

made to deities and ancestors. In front of the offerings are a row of
betel-leaves windmills as signals to guide the deities and ancestors

to the ritual area and accept the offerings, and a row of silvergrass
to drive away evil spirits who come to cause trouble.

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