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Behind the legend of the Little Black People Ritual

June 29, 2012October 4, 2026Sean Kaiteriaboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, Council of Indigenous Peoples, festival of the little people, indigenous peoples, little black people ceremony, or "Ritual of the Little Black People" (矮靈祭), pigmies in Formosa, Saisiyat tribe, wufeng, Wufeng (五峰鄉 ‘five peaks’), wufong

View from the site of the Basta Ay, or Little Black People Ritual, in Wufong Township, Hsinchu County. Photo: Trista di Genova By Sean Kaiteri / Contributor, The Wild East The Story of the Legend of the Pas’ ta ay in my own words:) (editor’s note: The Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, or “Ritual of the Little Black…

The Story of Taiwan’s Legendary Little People

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November 15, 2010October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 Commentaboriginal culture in Taiwan, festival, festival of the little people, hsinchu, hsinchu county, pastaay, saisiyat, Taiwan, wufeng, wufong

The modern-day, biannual observance of Pasta’ay, in Wufeng. Photo: Jules Quartly The Legend of the Pasta’ay in my own words By Sean Kaiteri [Editor’s note: This exclusive aims to lend historical insight into the Pasta’ay Festival of the Little People, taking place this coming weekend. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material in any form lies…