Editing Sibe people (section)

==Culture==
{{Further|Shamanism in the Qing dynasty}}
Most historical analyses indicate that the Sibe people were never treated as part of the Manchu proper, nor do they ever perceive themselves as being the same as the Manchu people. The Sibe garrisons were administered separately from those of the Manchu and did not enjoy the same rights as them. The Sibe soldiers had to earn their living by squatting on land to become self-sufficient, while the Manchu garrisons were supplied by the Qing state. Possibly due to the unequal administrative treatment in the history, alongside their late incorporation into the [[Eight Banners]], there is both a Sibe self-perception and state recognition of the Sibe people in more recent times as a national minority that is distinct from the Manchu.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.21832/9781800411562/html |title=Language Standardisation and Language Variation in Multilingual Contexts: Asian Perspectives |date=2022-12-31 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |isbn=978-1-80041-156-2 |editor-last=McLelland |editor-first=Nicola |doi=10.21832/9781800411562 |editor-last2=Zhao |editor-first2=Hui}}</ref>

Historical religions of the Sibe included [[shamanism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Customary Sibe attire included short buttoned jackets and trousers for men and close-fitting, long and lace-trimmed gowns for women. [[Arranged marriage]] was common and women had low social status, including no right to inherit property.<ref name="PD" /> Nowadays almost all the Sibe wear modern clothing and the traditional clothing is worn by elders during festivals. Traditionally, the Sibe were divided into many ''hala'', male-led clans consisting of people who shared the same [[surname]]. Until modern times, the dwellings of the Sibe housed up to three different generations from the same family, since it was believed that while the father was alive no son could break the family clan by leaving the house.<ref name="PD" />

The Sibe in [[Northeast China]] speak [[Mandarin Chinese]] as their [[first language]]. In some Sibe communities in [[Northeast China]], women are not allowed to live with men before formal marriage. During this time, the man must formally propose and express his intention to marry through specific acts and ceremonies. Only after the woman accepts the proposal and the marriage is finalized can she move into the man's home. In Xinjiang, descendants of the [[Qing dynasty]] military garrison speak the [[Xibe language]], a Southern [[Tungusic languages|Tungusic language]] that underwent morphophonological changes and the adoption of loanwords from languages spoken in Xinjiang including [[Mandarin Chinese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]], and [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]].

The different ethnicities of Northern Xinjiang have shared musical culture and adopted elements from each other's music.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sQlxJdK6wGUC&dq=uyghur+village&pg=PA194 Harris 2004], p. 194.</ref>