Tag / event
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Burn the Boat
My first evening off since L’s birth was on the night of October 4th. A friend of mine was heading south for a 24 hours adventure and offered me to join for the Donggang Welcomes the Kings Peace Ceremony 東港迎王平安祭典, a triennial spiritual event I had filed in my head under The Big Boat Burning…
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Taiwan Pride 2023, Celebrating Love in All Its Colors
Taiwan’s annual pride parade took place in Taipei on October 28th, this year under the motto “Stand with Diversity.” With its estimated 176.000 participants, Taiwan Pride was the largest such event in South East Asia this year. The event was joyful from start to finish, a colorful celebration of love and togetherness at a time driven by diversion.
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Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei
The Oslo Freedom Forum, founded 2009 in Oslo, is an event series produced by the Human Rights Foundation once or twice a year. This year, it took place in Taipei, setting up a firework of new ideas and questions.