The primitive Sabin Festival of Ewenki nationality

Ewenki is one of the ethnic groups with a small population in China, living at the junction of Daxinganling and Hulunbeier grassland. Ewenki culture has a long history. Kjellbing Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals of Ewenki nationality, which is equivalent to the Spring Festival of Han nationality. Let's take a look at Sabin Festival of Ewenki people.

June 18 every year is the traditional Ewenki festival-Kjellbing Festival. "Kjellbing Festival" is an Ewenki language, which means "joy and peace". Every Sabine Festival, men, women and children from the tribe come to attend, presided over by tribal leaders, and hunters light bonfires in the cracks of larch to cook the bear's neck and head. Hunters sang and danced around the bonfire, offering sacrifices to mountain gods, and then held a grand dinner, eating bear meat and drinking bear soup. After dinner, people flocked to find the ideal tree and hung the bear's skull on the branches to show their respect.

Kjellbing Festival is an ancient and traditional festival of Ewenki people. According to records, Ewenki hunters who live in the big forest are tenacious under extremely harsh conditions and strive to create a happy, peaceful and peaceful living environment. In order to cheer their spirits and inspire their fighting spirit, some forms of assembly activities have gradually formed, among which "Selbin Festival" is one. Every Sabine Festival, men, women and children from the tribe come to attend, presided over by tribal leaders, and hunters light bonfires in the cracks of larch to cook the bear's neck and head. Hunters sang and danced around the bonfire, offering sacrifices to mountain gods, and then held a grand dinner, eating bear meat and drinking bear soup. After dinner, people flocked to find the ideal tree and hung the bear's skull on the branches to show their respect. Sabin is an Ewenki language, which means "joy and peace".

/kloc-In the 6th century, the Ewenki nationality revived Shamanism, which they believed was a "psychic" and could drive away the evil spirits of patients. Shamanism has spread to all the "Wulileng" (clans), and each clan has its own "shaman". Since then, Ewenki people began to believe in Shamanism, and the Sabin Festival, characterized by totem, also disappeared.

According to the wishes of the Ewenki people, the Ewenki People's Research Association in Inner Mongolia has extensively solicited their opinions. After more than two years of deliberation and discussion, at the third meeting of the second executive board held on1August 1993 10, the delegates thought that the ancient and traditional festival name "Selbin Festival" should be restored, which symbolizes good luck, happiness and peace. The festival was held in June, and the season of reunifying Ewenki names from 1957 was determined as June 18. This season has a pleasant climate and lush vegetation, which is very memorable. 1993165438+1October 4 -6, at the third member congress of Ewenki Research Association in Inner Mongolia, the participants unanimously adopted this proposal, tentatively making Rainbow a festival song and dance.