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God Saved the World

After the Great Flood

風瑞婷

繪

before becoming another Chinese surname Hsieh ( 解 ). Similarly,
botbotol which means fox became Hu ( 狐 ) and then Hu ( 胡 ), and

kamlala:i’ meaning cicada became Chan ( 蟬 ) and then Chan ( 詹 ).
Likewise, they call themselves Saisiyat, while the Chinese call them

Sai-Hsia.
It is a Saisiyat tradition that the rituals are performed by

respective responsible families. For example, the Chu family is
responsible for paSta'ay, or the Ritual to the Spirits of the Short
People; the Fengs for kap'elet ka ba:i', or Wind-pacifying Ritual;

the Pans and Changs for ka'owazan ka kawaS, or Good Weather

Making Ritual; the Hsias and Hsiehs for kapa'azawan ka kawaS, or
Rain-stopping Ritual; and the Dou elders for tinato', or Enemy Head
Ritual.

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