中秋節 X 住棚節 千年文化再度相遇
2023年，兩個象徵團聚與豐收的節日—住棚節、中秋節，千年文化雙雙交匯於此，
與各方各族好友一起來歡慶，真是一件美事。
住棚節（Sukkot），猶太文化三大節慶之一，為的是紀念神帶領先祖出埃及、在曠野的那段日子。為期七日的慶典中，人們會搭建臨時戶外住所，稱之為「蘇卡棚」（sukkahs），以自然元素裝飾棚子，抬頭仰望可見日月星辰。人們住在其中，回歸簡樸自然的生活，遙想將來天上的日子，思想這世上不過是暫時的居所。這個節慶，也是接待各方好友一起來歡慶的日子，與華人文化中的中秋節，邀請親人好友歡聚一堂，慶祝豐收、團圓賞月，其意義不謀而合。
走過這些年，我們更加珍惜每一個團聚的時刻。
這難能可貴的「巧合」，或可說是老天的安排，讓我們何其有幸能在此相聚。
願今年這個別具意義的住棚、中秋雙節慶，融合了代表原住民、猶太與華人族群的文化能量，
在台灣見證這個充滿豐沛文化力的歷史時刻，向世界唱出一首象徵和平的祈願之歌。
中文撰文 / 何毓書
§ 文化節目 §
"2023: Sukkot and the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan"
This year we are delighted to witness the convergence of two important cultural celebrations — Mid-Autumn festival and the Sukkot Festival! Both festivals share a common culture of thanksgiving for the faithful providence of God, and joyful gatherings of family and friends to celebrate the harvest!
Sukkot — one of the three pilgrimage festivals of Israel — pays homage to a time when God guided their ancestors from Egypt through the wilderness towards the Promised Land. Temporary abodes known as "sukkahs" are erected for seven days of outdoor living, where families eat, drink, sleep, sing, and pray within make-shift tabernacles under the canvas of a starry sky.
It is a holiday where people cherish quality time with family and friends, a time for thanksgiving, a time to embrace the fragility of life and nature, and a time to contemplate the transience of earth and the hope of an eternal heavenly future!
As the synchronization of Lunar and Jewish calendars have led to Mid-Autumn and Sukkot festivals being celebrated at the same time this year, we cherish the cultural confluence as well as the common values of harmony, unity and gratitude.
With representation from the Indigenous, Jewish and Chinese communities living in Taiwan, may this multi-cultural and multi-ethnic celebration of Sukkot and the Mid-Autumn Festival serenade the world with a song of peace, and be a testament to our rich cultural and historical tapestry that embraces all humanity! (by Ginny Hu Chien)
§ 特別感謝 §
§ 特別感謝 §
好日市集、The Taiwan Jewish Community、artrue 正藝美學空間、
Boaz 波阿斯、Wave Jaffa Cuisine Lab、一件美事
台灣基督長老教會泰雅爾中會山光教會 賴安淋牧師與團隊
Melody Hwang 黃友聞 & 美樂地家庭
