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The most important festival of Ewenki nationality

Selbin Festival

Kjellbing Festival: "Kjellbing" is an Ewenki language, which means "joy and peace". Held every June 18. Sabin Festival is a traditional program of Ewenki people. In festival activities, dances are usually performed, as well as horse racing, wrestling, strength, drawing sticks, tug-of-war, checkers and other competitions.

Spring Festival: The Ewenki language is called "Ani", which is the most important festival of Ewenki. On New Year's Eve, every family worships God, and the old people wish the younger generation happiness and live with themselves. On the first day of the first month, every household stops production and labor, pays attention to eating meat and jiaozi, wears bright clothes and pays New Year greetings to elders or relatives. Send blessings to the younger generation and the elderly who come to pay New Year greetings. In the evening, a happy song and dance party is usually held in a spacious and bright room.

The 15th day of the first month: Tuobo Rukan (Vulcan) and Ghiacci (Animal God), mainly offering milk porridge and dairy products. People get together for entertainment. On the 16th day of the first month, people get up early in the morning, scrambling to put pot ashes on others' faces, which is considered auspicious.

The second day of the second lunar month: This day is considered as the day when dragons raise their heads and stop productive labor, especially hunting. On this day, we don't move knives, axes and other sharp tools.

Tomb-Sweeping Day: The Ewenki language is called "Han Xi". This day is mainly to pay homage to the dead ancestors, prepare vegetables, wine, milk and meat, throw wine in the graveyard, make ingots with gold foil and silver foil paper, and burn them in the sun and the moon. Legend has it that the soul of the deceased will return home to visit relatives on this day, and the sacrifice is to give food, clothing and money to the dead old man.

"Mikulu" Festival: It is a festival of Ewenki people in Sini River Basin and Mozigele River in Chenbaerhu Banner. It is held on auspicious day in late May every year, mainly to cut ears for lambs, cut manes and tails for three-year-old horses, and brand cows and horses. Then the congress got together to celebrate the bumper harvest of animal husbandry, singing and dancing.