Anthropologists point out that the harvest festival isn't designed to be a good show or to please judges. It's an occasion for each village to worship its spirits with its own songs and dances. What's there to compete about? The older people have their doubts, too.
人類學者指出，豐年祭沒有精彩不精彩、好看不好看，而是各部落以自己的歌舞祭祀自己的祖靈，這要怎麼比賽定高下？