A school of witchcraft has been started by an aboriginal tribe in southern Taiwan who fear that their ancestral rituals would otherwise vanish.
Witchcraft is an important part of the Paiwan tribe’s culture, but the number of practising witches it has produced has recently dropped sharply.
The school, which opened last July, has ten students, but the organisers hope it will expand.
Wong Yu-hua, a social affairs official in Pingtung county, where the school is based, told AFP: “We are witnessing the disappearance of the ancient ritual. We are trying hard to preserve it.
Passing on psychic acts to the young generation is a good way to understand Paiwan culture. We can go back to see how ancestors lived."
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