April 18th is the birth day of Taishan Temple God, also known as the day of praying for heirs. On April 18th of the lunar calendar, it is the birth day of Taishan Temple God, also known as the day of praying for heirs. People have a saying that on April 18th, grandma prayed for dolls at 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, 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, contests, singing and dancing. In particular, the song of "Moving westward" with the form of solo and chorus singing and the process of moving westward as the main content, has more than 400 lines of lyrics, three sections are a phrase, and the whole song has twelve sections.

After more than 200 years of enrichment, processing and creation, there are as many as seven 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 men, women and children all wear costumes, get together and play Dhombre, play the Moke tune, and dance the vigorous and lively Bellen.