The "Daga sisters" welcomed the most important festival of the year for the white horse people. On the 13th, they will follow "Brother Chi" and "Mother Chi" with their fellow villagers, drink "Hundred Family Liquor" and eat "Hundred Family Banquet", and walk the streets and alleys singing and dancing all day long. Daga means "white horse". In Tielou Tibetan Township, Wen County, Longnan City, Gansu Province, where Bai Ma people gather, there is a local saying of "15th National Day Chinese New Year", and the celebration time varies slightly from village to village. Qiangqu Village, located in a high mountain and remote area with less external interference, has preserved a large number of primitive customs to this day. The village holds a grand prayer event on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, and the evening is the concentrated presentation of all festive activities, with the carnival reaching its climax. "Daga sisters" is a white horse folk song group in Qiangqu Village. On the morning of the 13th, when the reporter visited the village, Xue Hua, one of the members of the group, took out the fragrant bacon and wild vegetables to entertain the guests, took the time to tidy up quickly, put on exquisite traditional ethnic costumes, and prepared to go singing with sisters for the appointment. With a few gunshots not far away, Chi Ge's day officially began. Chige Day is the most complete and distinctive ethnic dance preserved by the Bai Ma people, and it is also a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage. Chi Ge "and" Chi Mu "are the characters in Chi Ge's daytime. According to local legend, the White Horse people can speak, sing, eat, and drink. Xue Hua's home is filled with many certificates of folk song competitions, which are the "achievements" of her mother, sister, and the three of them. She said that the most common topic of conversation with her family and friends is singing. "How to speak up, what the lyrics mean, and when the whole family gathers together, they discuss these things." Xue Gang, the brother of Xue Hua, also has a beautiful singing voice. He has also played the role of "Monkey Boy" and performed outstandingly in the "Leading the Wild Boar to Avoid 'Brother Chi'" segment, winning first place in multiple village competitions. Xue Gang's other identity is a Nuo mask artist, and the masks he makes are mostly used for the activities of the surrounding village's Chi Ge during the day. He said in an interview that his family of four generations, all males are skilled in woodworking, and most of the masks of "Brother Chi" and "Mother Chi" in the village are made by them. Due to his worship of all things in nature, the mask used by Chi Ge includes both animals and mythological figures. From a mask, multiple animals can be seen, with the meaning of 'one face multiple phases, a hundred beasts dancing freely', "Xue Gang said. He would create his own imagination into the mask, such as raising the ears of the wild boar mask high to make it look more fierce. Xue Gang's son was unable to return to the village to participate in activities this year due to work, and expressed his regret and longing to his family through phone and video calls. Chige Day is the spiritual sustenance for us White Horse people, the bond that unites us, and a comfort for distant wanderers when they miss their hometown Xue Hua said that in the future, she will try her best to inherit, protect and spread the White Horse culture through ways that young people like. As night fell, the "Daga sisters" family was still singing in the village. By the time Xue Hua caught up with Brother Chi's daytime team, her mother had joined hands with the old sisters, shaking from side to side and "singing hi". They would drink a glass of smacking wine when they were thirsty, and before they could get hungry, they would be stuffed with a piece of preserved meat by neighbors. After eating, they would hold hands and dance in circles. In their words, 'Today we're going to sing, dance, drink, and eat all day long, and give it a hard' relaxation '!' Xue Hua's father is over 70 years old and has played the role of 'Monkey Boy' in Chi Ge's daytime drama for many years. Now, Xue Hua's son takes over the role of "Monkey Boy", wiping his face with ashes and singing and jumping around to entertain. Xue Hua said that the grandfather and grandson often sing and dance anytime and anywhere, which is a love and inheritance. (New Society)