Taiwanese Artists To Bring Blessings to Expo 2025 in Osaka

Taiwanese artists are bringing blessings and joy to Expo 2025 in Osaka via their performance.

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00:00A ritual to invite the gods, to bless the audience with joy.

00:24This is part of a ritual of gratitude before the temple.

00:28A performance by Taiwanese artists to bring to the Expo 2025, a World Fair in Osaka this August.

00:38The performance is based on a temple courtyard, showing the audience that the space is not just for worship,

00:44but is also the spiritual heart of a community, where gratitude, blessings and cultural memories are passed down.

00:52Since ancient times, faith and tradition have been deeply woven into Taiwanese society.

00:58Since ancient times, faith and tradition have been deeply woven into Taiwanese society.

01:08faith and tradition have been deeply woven into Taiwanese society.

01:12台灣的神明像是台灣人的朋友,我們有苦就去找神明訴說。

01:16所以你會看到廟裡面很多人對神明在那邊睡睡涼,在那邊念很久的聲音。

01:21對台灣來的時候我覺得不是一個崇高的存在,一直是一個陪伴。

01:25陪伴你低落的時候陪伴你,開心的時候鼓勵你。

01:29I would like to ask if the audience enjoy this performance from Taiwan.

01:35If may I like it, please give me a triple sign of yes.

01:42To help international audiences understand this culture, dancers toss wooden divination blocks

01:48to seek divine guidance in a form of yes or no question.

01:52This divination ritual is something many Taiwanese are familiar with.

01:57他們去廟宇做這一些花筆啊。

02:00他們得到更高智慧的一些指引或者是指示的時候。

02:05他們會更有力量跟更有腳踏實地的感覺去做這件事情。

02:11所以我覺得這些不管是信仰或者是求神這些事情都是帶給人們非常正向的心靈力量。

02:20And the performance does not end with the deity's response.

02:29Its final scene is the climax, uniting performers from diverse backgrounds to sing and dance in Taiwan's many languages.

02:38我覺得大合唱吧。

02:41我覺得那個大合唱吧。

02:42我覺得那個大合唱就是真的把所有的過程跟所有的人。

02:46然後形形色色不同風格不同語言的。

02:51還有不同聲響的聲音、音樂、旋律全部都齊合在一起。

02:58然後用一首歌,歡劇在一起,歡劇歌,然後全部大家聚集在一起。

03:03然後我就覺得可能最後大合唱那個部分對我來講應該是成就感最高的一個時刻。

03:10The artists will be bringing that sense of togetherness to Expo 2025 from August 26th to 28th.

03:19This is more than a cultural showcase of Taiwan.

03:22It is a living prayer, a chorus of gratitude and an offering of blessings.

03:28You know!

03:32Justin Wu, Devon Science, Anichi for Taiwan Plus.