What day is April 18?

April 18 is the birth day of Taishan Temple God, also known as the day of praying for heirs. April 18 of the lunar calendar is the birth day of Taishan Temple God, also known as the day of praying for heirs. People have a saying that on April 18, grandma prayed for the doll in the temple. At that time, people went to grandma's temple to burn incense and sacrifice, and invited clay dolls to pray for happiness and prosperity, and to have many children and grandchildren. Xibo people's westward migration festival in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is commonly known as migration festival, which falls on April 18th of the lunar calendar and April 18th of the lunar calendar.

Festival activities

The celebration activities of the westward migration festival are colorful, including picnics, archery, competitions, songs and dances. In particular, the song "Moving westward" is a solo and chorus, with the process of moving westward as the main content. The lyrics have more than 400 lines, three paragraphs are a phrase, and the whole song has twelve paragraphs.

After more than 200 years of concentration, processing and creation, there are as many as 7 kinds, which have been passed down to this day and become the most unique cultural expression of the westward migration festival. On the day of the westward migration festival, Xibe people, men, women and children, all dressed up, gathered together to play hibernation songs, play mocks and dance lively Belem dances.