Girl meets boy: Taiwan's tribal matchmaking festival

Men from Taiwan's Amis indigenous group dance in embroidered skirts and feathered head dresses as part of an ancient match-making ritual.

Hualien (Taiwan) (AFP) - As night falls on a square in the village of Matai'an, young women cast critical eyes over a dancing circle of men in embroidered skirts and feathered head dresses as part of an ancient match-making ritual.

Known as "Lovers' Night", it is the grand finale of the annual harvest festival in the settlement which belongs to the Amis tribe, the largest of the 16 recognised indigenous groups in Taiwan.