What festivals do Xibe people have?

Xibo is a minority in China. Like other ethnic groups, the Gelao people also have many festivals. There are not only traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also traditional festivals of our own nation, such as the westward migration festival and the smear festival. In order to understand Xibe culture, let's learn about their special festivals first.

The traditional festival of Xibe nationality is "Bai Duan Transit Festival", also known as "4 18" Festival. Its origin is the westward movement in Xibe history. 1964 On April 18, the government sent 3,275 Xibe officers and soldiers and their relatives from Shenyang and other places to Xinjiang. After a long journey of one and a half years, I came to the Ili River, ready to build a new home.

In order to commemorate this important historical event, Xibe compatriots gathered from all directions to attend temple fairs, sing folk songs and hold various cultural and sports activities. 48 is a national festival that Xibe people can't forget. On April 18 of the lunar calendar, people will hold various commemorative activities and regard this day as their traditional festival. On this day, Xibe people, men, women and children, all dressed up and got together, and danced with the lively Belem playing "Dhombre" and "Analog Voice", which was very satisfying. Girls' "shoulders shaking" and young people's "duck walking" vividly express their yearning for their hometown and a better life in the future.

Moxiang Festival is another interesting and unique traditional festival of Xibe nationality. It is said that every year on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the "God of Grains" will visit the earth. People smear each other's faces in order to pray that the grain will not come loose, the world will be peaceful, the wheat will have a good harvest and the people will have peace. So on this day, people get up early, take a rag or blanket prepared at night and smear it on the street. Uneasy young people ganged up and went door to door to discredit and make trouble. I don't want to let the old people go, but I must bend down to greet them and wipe a small black spot on their foreheads to show my respect. Especially for girls, few people can escape the stain on their faces. At this time, the girls were not afraid, and they wiped the young people's faces in the same way.