It was only in the 1980s, after the lifting of martial law in Taiwan, that aboriginal consciousness began to rise. With it came an increased appreciation among indigenous peoples for their own cultures. Traditional ceremonies, being closely associated with tribal sentiment, began to be revived.
直至八○年代解嚴以後，族群意識的勃興，帶動原住民開始對自己文化的重視，而祭典由於其最直接觸動民族感情的特質，開始被復興。