Comments on: The God pigs of Taiwan http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:05:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sacrificial Pigs, God Pigs and Festivals 神豬 « Liefintaiwan’s Weblog http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-466930 Sacrificial Pigs, God Pigs and Festivals 神豬 « Liefintaiwan’s Weblog Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:15:41 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-466930 [...] more on the controversial god pigs, see here and here. 23.017000 [...] [...] more on the controversial god pigs, see here and here. 23.017000 [...]

]]> By: Haladdin Lomak http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-241882 Haladdin Lomak Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:40:55 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-241882 Come and visit my Pig Space at <a href="http://www.zoneumide.com/photos/category.php?id=9" title="pig and swyne photos" rel="nofollow">Zone Umide</a> Come and visit my Pig Space at Zone Umide

]]> By: Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Taiwan’s pigs grow ever more fearsome http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-30862 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Taiwan’s pigs grow ever more fearsome Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:17:10 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-30862 [...] There is no word yet on how bioluminescence will affect the God Pig industry. According to a report last year in the Taipei Times “some farmers even pour metal into their pigs before a contest in order to increase the swine’s weight.” All said, we seen to be well on the way to one-ton partially metallic bioluminescent god pigs. All it takes it one minor lab accident and we’re in the middle of a 1950’s horror movie. [...] [...] There is no word yet on how bioluminescence will affect the God Pig industry. According to a report last year in the Taipei Times “some farmers even pour metal into their pigs before a contest in order to increase the swine’s weight.” All said, we seen to be well on the way to one-ton partially metallic bioluminescent god pigs. All it takes it one minor lab accident and we’re in the middle of a 1950’s horror movie. [...]

]]> By: Mutantfrog http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-18554 Mutantfrog Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:43:57 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-18554 I asked a couple of Taiwanese people, and at least one of them seemed to think that the custom could have predated the Chinese immigration. I have some stuff on Taiwanese religion, but it's mostly in Japanese so it may be a while before I find more info on this. I asked a couple of Taiwanese people, and at least one of them seemed to think that the custom could have predated the Chinese immigration. I have some stuff on Taiwanese religion, but it’s mostly in Japanese so it may be a while before I find more info on this.

]]> By: lirelou http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-18154 lirelou Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:01:29 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-18154 The Malayo-Polynesian Highland tribes of Indochina also practice animal sacrifice. And while they preferred water buffalo, pigs were the most common. I wonder if Taiwan's custom owes anything to its Aboriginals as well as to the Hakka and Han Chinese communities. My suspicion is that pig sacrifices predate the arrival of Hakka pioneers by at least several centuries, if not millenia. The Malayo-Polynesian Highland tribes of Indochina also practice animal sacrifice. And while they preferred water buffalo, pigs were the most common. I wonder if Taiwan’s custom owes anything to its Aboriginals as well as to the Hakka and Han Chinese communities. My suspicion is that pig sacrifices predate the arrival of Hakka pioneers by at least several centuries, if not millenia.

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Pig Sacrifices in Taiwan http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-18144 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Pig Sacrifices in Taiwan Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:27:28 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-18144 [...] Trackback URL Pig Sacrifices in Taiwan The two stories on pig sacrifices in Taipei over at MutantFrog are just amazing. Make s [...] [...] Trackback URL Pig Sacrifices in Taiwan The two stories on pig sacrifices in Taipei over at MutantFrog are just amazing. Make s [...]

]]> By: Saru http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-18001 Saru Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:10:53 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-18001 Awesome post. Awesome post.

]]> By: Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Photos of a pig sacrifice http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-17969 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Photos of a pig sacrifice Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:29:37 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/08/25/the-god-pigs-of-taiwan/#comment-17969 [...] #fff; background-color: #f93; } « The God pigs of Taiwan Photos of a pig sacrifice [...] [...] #fff; background-color: #f93; }

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