![](https://i.imgur.com/CLvY2jA.png")
01-10-2023, 08:14 AM
A festival in Taiwan where enormous pigs are slaughtered and displayed is drawing smaller crowds as animal rights activists alter perceptions of the controversial tradition.
The annual ritual is a cultural cornerstone for the island's Hakka community, who make up about 15 percent of Taiwan's population.
"As a Hakka, I am proud of this divine pig culture, it's worth preserving," he told AFP, describing the concerns of animal rights groups as "nonsense".
The custom then became turbocharged in the 1980s and 1990s with the pigs getting bigger and bigger. "The Yimin festival is to honor our ancestors who died defending our homeland, a display of loyalty and brotherhood," said Tseng.
https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/09/10/202..._large.jpg
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020...fices.html
The annual ritual is a cultural cornerstone for the island's Hakka community, who make up about 15 percent of Taiwan's population.
"As a Hakka, I am proud of this divine pig culture, it's worth preserving," he told AFP, describing the concerns of animal rights groups as "nonsense".
The custom then became turbocharged in the 1980s and 1990s with the pigs getting bigger and bigger. "The Yimin festival is to honor our ancestors who died defending our homeland, a display of loyalty and brotherhood," said Tseng.
https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/09/10/202..._large.jpg
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020...fices.html
