To accompany feature Life-Taiwan-Aborigine.
Warriors from the aboriginal Tsou tribe raise their spears as they offer a sacrificial pig to the God of War at the Mayasvi ceremony in the small village of Tefuye in central Taiwan's Alishan mountain range March 3, 2005. The traditional ceremony to welcome the God of War is the most important festival in the Tsou calendar and is also a coming-of-age rite for boys that helps the tribe honour and affirm their cultural heritage. Picture taken March 3, 2005. TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE LIFE-TAIWAN-ABORIGINE REUTERS/Richard Chung