Another common legend is that when people die, their spirits must go across a rainbow bridge. Atayal ancestors stand at one end of the bridge welcoming their descendants to their spirit world. The facial tattoos mark an agreement that signifies your ancestors 'promise to meet you when you die.
另一項普遍的傳說則是，人過世後，靈魂都會走過一道彩虹橋，泰雅族的祖靈會在橋的彼端，迎接泰雅族的子孫到泰雅族祖靈的世界。