In Taiwan’s Tainan City on March 9 (Saturday), 29 furries marched around the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Tainan Zhongshan Store in a flashmob fursuit parade.
The event is held by local furry group Furryday (Chinese: 獸曜日 (T) 兽曜日 (S) / Japanese:じゅうようび).
Furries first gathered outside the shopping mall, before walking up the building floor by floor in small groups.
Many staff and members of the public interacted cheerfully with the fursuiters.
The main goal of this is to promote furry culture, organisers at Furryday said.
Speaking to FurTimes, Worster Wolf (沃斯特) says he specially came from another county to attend this event, because fursuit photography is usually not allowed in shopping malls.
Another attendee, Kouta (晃汰), says it’s fun to see fursuiters interacting with staff in the shopping mall.
But he expressed concern, recalling an instance as a fursuiter’s eyelid dropped onto the escalators.
Many attendees have complained about the venue’s rather constrained space.
Despite so, fursuiters Paroto (帕洛特) and Yuuki Amami (悠树) says they will still attend if the event is held again.
Another attendee, Mi Tang (米糖), says even though this is a flashmob event, the event’s pace felt rushed, making them feel confused about its purpose.
Attendee Freed (弗里德) suggests arming event support staff with walkie talkies to enhance on-site coordination.
At the fourth floor of the shopping mall sits a specialty shop selling Japanese sake. They gave some space for the attendees, expanding the event area.
For that, one of the organisers, Wu Mi (乌咪) and Yiakura (小歪), thanked the shop for their help.
But because the event was prepared on short notice, the staff pool was small.
The team did not have time to properly introduce themselves and the event for those unfamiliar, too.
Organisers at Furryday say their team is open to those interested to help out.
Furryday will hold their next event after the mid-autumn festival, says organiser Iceheart (冰心).
Organisers at Furryday plan to hold a variety of events, though for now there is no fixed schedule for that.
Ultimately, the events aim to open opportunities for others to learn about furries, and bring forth Tainan City for the attendees too.
Original post on FurTimes – Apr 10, 2024
Editor: Pawsry Hamktxchuzhni
与「毛」同行！ 台南兽曜日快闪活动吸引眼球
在台南成立的团队——兽曜日3月9日下午于新光三越台南中山店举办首场快闪游行活动。
当时共有29位兽装扮演者报名参与，吸引了许多兽迷同好与民众围观，一同享受热闹氛围。
主办单位表示，为了向大众推广兽文化，活动安排从百货公司一楼外进行大合照后往建筑内移动，以小型游行的方式穿梭在各柜位之间与民众与百货人员互动，许多人也向毛毛们打招呼或是要求合照。
参加者沃斯特表示，因为百货公司内要进行兽装扮演拍摄多数都是禁止的，因此这次活动让他好奇并从外县市前来参加。
参加者晃汰则说能在百货公司内看到毛毛和柜台人员的互动很有趣，不过对有位毛毛的眼皮掉在手扶梯的情形表示有点危险。
对于本次活动，多数参加者都有提到现场空间比较壅挤，对兽装扮演者来说会比较不友善。
但扮演者帕洛特和悠树皆表示，未来如果再度举办会想要再参加 。
另外，参加者米糖表示，虽然本次是快闪活动，但游行时间有点仓促，也对本次活动的理念有点疑惑。
参加者弗里德则建议主办单位可以使用对讲机，来增强现场游行队伍的管控。
主办单位之一的乌咪和小歪说，本次活动能从原先预定的4楼场地扩展至百货公司的快闪游行，要感谢提供场地的源酒屋协助，让活动能更加热闹。
但由于本次活动的筹备时间较短，工作人员也有限。
主办单位因此在动线规划与活动没办法完全掌控，也没办法针对兽曜日团队理念多做介绍。
不过，他们欢迎对兽曜日有兴趣的兽迷加入团队。
主办单位的成员冰心就未来的活动规划表示，接下来的例行活动会安排在元宵节前后。
剩余时间也会不定期举办不同主题的小活动，以结合台南在地的文化，不仅让更多民众了解兽文化，也能推广台南的美给每一位参加者。
原创文章 – 兽时报，2024 年 4 月 10 日
编辑：爪利行乐主翅尼
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