Da Nang  峴港 Dragon Bridge Vietnam   Note 234 Rainbow and Dragon in Vietnam  Common features shared between many indigenous groups with regards to Rainbow include -  Rainbow and Bridge Indigenous word for Rainbow  (for what I read in 1935 report and others online) all developed from Chinese word 虹 - an arch-backed two-headed worm  虫.  Perhaps with one exception (again - for what I read) - Saisiyat. Utux 靈- Ancestral Spirits Rainbow connection with ancestral spirits is ubiquitous in indigenous cultures. Examples -  Kachirai   加芝來社  Paiwan - Rainbow qolivag - 虹 - Rainbow Also notice  qolo - head 首 ( Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) Saisiyat Bridge and Rainbow  乘涼 （sit in the shade. enjoy the cool) 山枇杷 Photo @ Alishan Tsou village 山棕 Photo @Alishan Tsou Village Ta'ai 大隘 Tribe. The only matching word to Bridge is 納涼 (relax in a cool place/in the shade) Ta'ai 大隘 Tribe ta'ai tale -   Bridge 橋 (虹) 納涼. Connection to Spirits...

  The Diving God of the Maya @Tulum Ruins Mexico Note 288  Descending/Diving Spirit and Pole - Central to Shamanism.  Suddenly I connected what I saw 12 months apart - Mexico and Mongolia Shamanism!  Both deep-rooted. Mongolia @ The Mongolia and Tibet Center Taipei Mexico @Miguel Hidalgo  @Tulum 

@Cairo Egypt Bee symbolism is universal. Recently from a brief chat with Pedro Cuni (who is in Taipei for an "Encaustic painting" exhibition) , I learned something new about beeswax -  Encaustic art is an ancient, durable painting technique using molten beeswax.  Pedro asked me if I have been to Pompeii which I have twice - and he said ancient painting including Pompeii, Greek and Egypt all used beeswax because there was no knowledge (and technique) to use anything else.  I asked if he had spent time in Egypt from a painting 'The Egyptian Museum' displayed in the exhibition - he said in 2023 he spent six-month researching and working in Cairo for a collaboration project with the Museum.  "Were you there in October 2023?" I asked because that was when I visited the Museum. "Yes" Pedro replied. (!!) Ask indigenous people what their distinct group name （族名) means, the standard (and predictable) answer in many cases is  ' PEOPLE ' 'HUMAN...

Inti Raymi  (Festival of the Sun )  June 24 (Winter Solstice) Cusco  Established in 1430, a 15-day event to honor Incan sun-god Inti. Spanish banned in 1535. Modern reenactment established in 1944.  Pu'h/Put 本島 means Taiwan pu:tu  本島人 means Taiwanese (none-indigenous) Note 281 人 We/Human/People  Indigenous Identity (We-People-Human. Tree- Boulder-Place) Pu‘h/Put 本 島  means Taiwan pu:tu  本島人 means Taiwanese (none-indigenous) #Bunun 人 （People） We can start by looking at 'Bunun' 人 - 1930s-Bunun-report where I first saw  Pu‘h/Put 本 島  means Taiwan . For about two years, I have no idea what it means. Until! A couple of weeks ago I found the answer in "Myth and Tradition 1935"!  Note 282  # Amis, Yami, Ketagalan (plains),  人 We/Human/People  Indigenous Identity (We-People-Human. Tree- Boulder-Place) Pu‘h/Put 本 島  means Taiwan pu:tu  本島人 means Taiwanese (none-indigenous) #Ami (papi'an) (qamiqami) アミ Amis and Yami i...