Ewenki is one of the ethnic groups with a small population in China. They live at the junction of Daxing 'anling and Hulunbeier grassland, and only have their own language, but not their own writing. Kjellbing Festival is an Ewenki language, which means "joy and peace". It is reported that at present, the traditional folk activities of Kjellbing Festival include offering sacrifices to mountain gods, folk song and dance performances, traditional competitions, games, picnics, banquets and bonfire parties. Their customs are primitive and unique.
According to historical records, the ancestors of Ewenki who hunted for a living sang and danced for three days every time after hunting such a beast as a bear, which was the embryonic form of the original Sabine Festival. But bears are not easy to catch, so there is no fixed time for the early Sabine Festival, and the content is relatively simple because of the "bear sacrifice". Later, due to the sharp decrease in the number of bears, Ewenki people began to hunt animals such as mink and deer, and Sabin Festival gradually changed from a bear sacrifice to a mountain god sacrifice. The content of sacrifice and carnival in Sabine Festival is also constantly enriched and gradually increased, such as song and dance performances imitating birds and animals, labor competitive games of hunting, gathering and production, bonfire dances derived from enthusiastic carnival and so on. With the development of the times, the religious color of Sabin Festival has gradually faded, and it has gradually evolved into the annual grand carnival of the tribe.
Sabine's activities begin with sacrifice. Sacrifices are generally presided over by family, tribal leaders or tribal shamans, and deer, cattle, sheep, koumiss and other sacrifices are offered in front of the mountain god memorial tablet or Aobao, praying for good weather, prosperity of people and animals and peace in the four seasons. After the sacrificial ceremony, singing, dancing and competitive activities, which embody the national characteristics of Ewenki people, began one after another. During this period, a series of traditional programs such as traditional dance, impromptu lyrics, folk song performance, horse racing, archery and wrestling were staged one by one, and the "picnic with various customs" would not come to an end until the beginning. On the "sentimental picnic", the younger generation will present koumiss to the elders, and the older generation will give auspicious gifts to the children. The picnic will last until the bonfire party, which is the last item of Sabine Festival and the climax of the festival. Men, women and children in the family or tribe, while drunk, dance around the bonfire (also called circle dance) and do their best to party until dawn the next day.