Yugur people cut horse bristles on festivals.

The traditional agricultural sacrificial activities of Yugur nationality are popular in Sunan area of Gansu Province, and are usually held within a few days after April 11th of the lunar calendar every year. Yugur people take good care of livestock. When the foal is one year old, there will be a grand first mane cutting ceremony.

A day or two. At that time, the host had to prepare ghee, milk tea, highland barley wine, hand-grabbed meat and a plate for cutting horse hair. There is a small tower with 7-8 floors made of fried noodles, and the tower is poured with ghee. The solidified ghee can fix the tower in the plate.

The tower represents the center and all directions; The material of the food tower can symbolize abundance. At the same time, prepare a sharp pair of scissors and tie an auspicious white Hada on the handle of the scissors.

At the beginning of the mane cutting ceremony, the pony was brought to the family, and the owner invited an experienced shepherd among the guests to cut it. The guests recommended each other and gave up on themselves again and again. Finally, it was cut by a recognized person who is good at cutting manes and singing and dancing.

He (she) cut the horse's mane and sang a mane-cutting song. The first lock of mane cut off was sent to the tent by him (her) himself, dedicated to "Mao Shen" and prayed for the blessing of "Mao Shen". Continue cutting after paying the bill, but leave some for other guests to cut. After cutting all the one-year-old foals for the host family, everyone went into the tent to prepare for a banquet.

Jiuge replied, very happy. The host tries to make the guests eat and drink more; The guests warmly praised the master for being good at keeping the house and prospering the livestock. After dinner, the master rode away at a gallop on a pony with a freshly cut mane. Every time he passes by, he is congratulated by others. Cutting a horse's mane is a bit like holding a bar mitzvah for adults.