A Brief Introduction to Folk Customs of Xihe Qiao Qi

"Begging for wisdom" means praying for wisdom from the gods. Begging is begging, cleverness is ingenuity and clever thinking. Its essence is wisdom. Qiao Qi is a Han folk custom with a long history. Since 1950s, this ancient Han folk culture has basically disappeared in the whole country due to the double impact of ultra-left ideological trend and modern civilization. Xihe County is located at the northern end of Longnan City, Gansu Province, with a long history. The long history of more than 7,000 years has formed a profound cultural accumulation, which has enabled Xihe County to accumulate a large number of rich cultural and artistic heritages. The traditional folk cultural activities of the Han nationality, such as begging, folk songs, spring funeral, sheepskin fan encouragement, playing social fires, etc., have a strong local flavor and distinctive local characteristics and have been circulated for many years. It is in this atmosphere that the custom of begging has been completely preserved.

China Xihe Qiao Qi Daughter's Day is one of the longest-lasting folk activities, which started on the evening of June 30th and ended on the evening of July 7th. The whole activity is divided into seven parts: sitting skillfully, welcoming skillfully, offering skillfully, worshiping skillfully, entertaining skillfully, giving skillfully and sending skillfully. Every link is accompanied by songs and dances, and there are several special ceremonies, so a large number of begging lyrics, music scores, dance forms and sacrificial ceremonies related to farming civilization, as well as textile women workers, costumes, props and fruit offerings related to life are preserved. Its activities have a long time, a large scale, a large number of participants, and well-preserved folk programs, which are unique in the country.