西子/文
.引 子.
Actor's opening words.
神变的白熊在北极找不到一头母熊之后更突破了戒律。
它一路南下，精液一路流了下来。成了一条美丽的冰河......
后来，
浪人老西在清水江写完《白熊》的故事之后邂逅一匹汲水的梅花鹿从而结束了孤独......
那年春天，在他们交欢那匹石头上长出了青稞......
后来，他便在石头脚下开荒种地。种上土豆和花生，种上玉米和豆藤，后来就种出了村庄。
The god changes the polar bear could not find a female bear after the North Pole broke through the discipline.
An its group goes south, a seminal fluid group has flowed down. Has become a beautiful glacier ......
Afterward,
Old XiZy finishes "Polar bear" after Qingshui Jiang the story meets unexpectedly sika which draws water ...... T
hat year spring, in they had sexual intercourse in that stone to grow the Tibetan barley ......
That year autumn, in they steal village that which the food forbidden fruit under the mulberry tree grows are the very natural matters.
森林的歌手 Forest singer
南宫，南宫，南宫
阿么说，我们去南宫吧！
后来，我便去了南宫。
南宫不远，就在天边......
骑上一匹太阳，便抵达梦中呼喊的地方。
南宫因为地处偏远，所以仍然保持苗族古老的姿态。
走进南宫我才发现一个村庄可以生长在树梢，那些掉脚楼呀，就像许多隐秘的巢！那些金黄的水稻和玉米就生长在树的枝头。南宫的鱼就跟着一群猴子游在森林里。
阿么的家就与猴子一齐同居在一片森林里。
那些苗族的孩子们聚在一起就成了森林的歌手。
那些歌手呀，神得很！用一片树叶就可以歌唱到天亮。
南宫呀，就像森林一样神秘着，让人向往着！
Nagong, Nagong, Nagong
Arab League said that we go to Nagong!
Afterward, I have then gone to Nagong.
Nagong is not far, in horizon ......
Rides a sun, then arrives at the place which in the dream shouts.
Because Nagong is situated far away, therefore still maintained the Miao national minority ancient posture.
Enters Nagong I only then to discover that a village may grow in the treetop, these fall the foot building, looks like many secrets the nests! These golden yellow paddy rice and the corn grow in tree's branch. Nagong's fish is touring with crowd of monkeys in the forest.
The Arab League family in once lives together with the monkey in a forest.
These Miao national minority's children gathered in the same place have become the forest singer.
These singers, god very! May sing the dawn with a piece of leaf.
Nagong, looks like the forest to be equally mystical, lets the human yearn for!
太阳的孩子 Sun's child
路过方召，我就路过反排；正如我路过反排就路过方召。
方召的雾多，方召的情浓。
如果说南宫盛产木材。那么，方召便盛产辣椒。
如果说南宫盛产美女，那么方召就盛产歌手。
方召的反排是歌手的摇篮。
反排的木鼓舞是苗疆活着的化石，是东方的“迪斯科”。
方召因为地势高寒，温差较大，是朝天辣生产的圣地。是朝天辣造就了方召女性的歌手，她们可以赤着双脚在燃烧的焦炭上从容地行走。
方召的每个歌手都是太阳的孩子，太阳的孩子是不怕火的。
火是生命，也是希望。
方召就这样火着，苗疆就这样红着。
是火成全了一个民族。太阳的孩子们就这样唱响苗疆，唱响了北京，唱响了上海，唱响了维也纳的大厅......
Passed by the side to Fang Zhao , I passed by the counter-platoon; Just like I passed by the counter-platoon to pass by the side to Fang Zhao .
Fang Zhao the fog are many, Fang Zhao the sentiment is thick.
If Nagong is rich in the lumber. Then, Fang Zhaopian is rich in the hot pepper.
If Nagong is rich in the beautiful woman, then Fang Zhaojiu is rich in the singer.
Fang Zhao the counter-platoon is singer's cradle. The counter-platoon's wooden inspiration is Miao-nationality region is living the fossil, is the East “the disco dancing”.
Because Fang Zhao the topography is high and cold, the temperature difference is big, is Holy Land which faces upwards to produce spicily. Was faces upwards to accomplish the side to summon the feminine spicily singer, they might be red the both feet to walk calmly on the combustion coke.
Fang Zhao each singers are sun's child, sun's child do not fear the fire.
The fire is a life, is also hoped.
Fang Zhao on such fire, Miao-nationality region like this is being red. Was the fire has helped a nationality.
Sun's children like this sing sound Miao-nationality region, sang has made a sound Beijing, sang has made a sound Shanghai, sang has made a sound Vienna's hall ......
石 头 城 Nanking
高速公路首先穿过排羊，后穿过石头城，穿过石头镇，穿过石头寨。
车子从石头的怀中爬过。
台江盛产石头，苗疆盛产岩寨。就像苗疆盛产故事和传说。
苗疆的人民喜欢石头。
石头举起了层层的吊脚楼。那些吊起的脚是苗民闲起的巨手。
是石头让房子学会眺望，学会思考，也学会期待......
苗疆雄性的石头里充满着精液，母性的石头里充满着乳汁。
苗疆的孩子都在石头里出生，在石头上长大。
苗疆雄性的石头里充满着黄金，母性的石头里充满着白银。
两个石头做爱就会发出金属的声音，在经历了一场水深火热的交融之后，苗族那款夺目的银饰就诞生在火里。
苗族就这样神秘着，让人向往着。
The highway first passes through Paiyang, latter passes through the Nanking, passes through the stone town, passes through Shitouzhai.
The vehicle climbs over from the stone bosom.
Taijiang is rich in the stone, Miao-nationality region is rich in the crag stronghold. Looks like Miao-nationality region to be rich in the story and the fable.
Miao-nationality region's people like the stone.
The stone has recommended the house projecting over the water layer upon layer.
These sling the foot is the great hand which the Miao people idle. Is the stone lets the house academic society look into the distance from a high place, the academic society pondered, also the academic society anticipated ......
In the Miao-nationality region male stone is filling the seminal fluid, in the maternal stone is filling the milk.
Miao-nationality region's children are born in the stone, grows up in the stone.
In the Miao-nationality region male stone is filling the gold, in the maternal stone is filling the silver.
Two stones will make love will send out the metal the sound, after having experienced an abyss of suffering blending, Miao national minority that section of eye-catching silver personal ornament will be born in the fire.
The Miao national minority like this is being mystical, lets the human yearn.
苍老的地方Old place
我不知道自己为什么出生在老屯。
就像不知道自己出生的地方为什么叫老屯。
但事实证明，西子可以出生在苍老的地方。
老屯啊，生长着许多苍老的石头！
老屯到处是石头！
老屯的泥土里埋葬着矿产，岩缝里充满了钻石。
老屯的石头是上帝下的蛋。
上帝下的蛋里有金子，有银子，也有孩子。
是的，我出生在上帝下的蛋里，生长在上帝做的石头上。
曾经，我以为自己像那些松鼠一样还小着。
曾经的曾经，我以为自己还像那些石头一样古董着。
在蹉跎了许多岁月之后，我才发现自己像老屯一样老了......
我是一颗苍老的石头。
老了就老了。
I did not know why I am born in Laotung.
Looks like did not know oneself are born why the place does call Laotung. But the fact proved that Xizy may be born in the old place.
Laotung, is growing many old stones!
Laotung everywhere is a stone! In the Laotung's soil buried the minerals, in the crag seam has been filling the diamond.
Laotung's stone is under God's egg. Under God's egg has the gold, has the money, also has the child.
Yes, I am born in God's egg, grows in the stone which God does.
Once, I thought that oneself elephant these squirrels are being equally also small. Once, I thought that I also look like these stone same antique. After having wasted time for many years, I only then discovered that oneself elephant Laotung has been equally old ......
I am an old stone.
Old has been old.
母性的化石Maternal fossil
在遥远的年代，或许还是上帝年轻的时代，古老的苗疆是一片汪洋的大海。
在更遥远的年代，或许还是上帝年幼的时代，古老的苗疆是一片陆地。
上帝从一尾年幼的鱼变成年轻的鱼，苗疆从陆地变成海洋。
三叶虫是鱼的食物，也是上帝的玩具。
上帝走了，三叶虫留了下来。变成了化石。
后来，我去了革东，去了台江的八郎。
我想还是迟了点，油菜花开始凋谢。可我仍然无法相信那个女人的身下以及她的菜地下会有三叶虫的化石的传说。直到我将她压到身下的时候我才知道那个叫猕猴桃的女孩其实是三叶虫的化石。
是的，完全是活生生的化石。
那个无风的夜里，我看见两颗化石的拥抱。
Perhaps in the remote age, the God young time, ancient Miao-nationality region is the vast expanse of water sea.
Perhaps in a more remote age, the God young time, ancient Miao-nationality region is a stretch of land.
God turns the young fish from a young fish, Miao-nationality region turns the sea from the land.
The trilobita is fish's food, is also God's toy.
God walked, the trilobita has remained down. Turned the fossil.
Afterward, I have gone to Gedong, has gone to Taikiang's Balang. I wanted to be late, the oil cauliflower started to die of old age. But I was still unable to believe that under that woman's body as well as her vegetable plot will have trilobita's fossil fable. Presses until me her to body's under time I only then knew that is called the kiwi fruit the girl is trilobita's fossil actually.
Yes, completely is the living fossil.
That calm night, I have heard the sound which the flower thanks ......
水的女儿 Water daughter
我曾说过，我是一尾鱼。
我是清水江的一尾鱼。
在清水江，多情的歌手很容易变成一尾多情的鱼。
然儿，有了清水江没有施洞是不行的。施洞是苗疆的“塞上江南”。
施洞的水上龙舟和苗族银饰像他们好斗的牯牛一样牛着。施洞的女子也像她们的银装一样亮着，也像水一样单纯着。因为她们是水的女儿。
施洞的男孩出生在石头上，施洞的女孩却出生在水里。
水成全了施洞的女子。
在一些春暖花开的日子里，浣洗归来的闺女们将一路的野花都插满了头顶，直到跨上家门时才发觉自己没有穿裤子。
是的，是清水江穿走了她们的裤子。
后来，她们都嫁给了那些偷走她们裤衩的鱼。
I once had said that I am a fish.
I am a Qingshui Jiang's fish.
In Qingshui Jiang, the full of affection singer is very easy to turn a full of affection fish.
However , has QingShuijiang not to execute theShi Dong .
Shi Dong is Miao-nationality region “Eden of the northern wastes”. Shi Dong the aquatic dragon boat and the Miao national minority silver personal ornament look like their combative bull same cow. Shi Dong the female also looks like their silver to install is shining equally, also looks like the water to be equally pure. Because they are the water daughters.
Shi Dong the boy is born in the stone, Shi Dong the girl is actually born in the water.
Water entire Shi Dong female.
In some bloomy spring days, the unmarried girls who huan washed the return inserts a group wild flower has filled the top of the head, until stepped up to when the main house gate only then detected that oneself has not put on the pants.
Yes, was Qingshui Jiang puts on their pants.
Afterward, they married give these to steal away their underpants' fish.
白 月 光White moonlight
怀念一双寡妇，一双台盘的寡妇。
一位差点当上了母亲，一位是她母亲。
曾经，他们的男人向往南方，向往着钞票；像我一样向往着大海，向往着波涛。
男人走后，她们将多余的奶水注入大地。
于是，窗外更长起了许多是是非非。后来，她们的双眼便像自己的内裤一样一年四季都潮湿了起来。
是夜，她们将自己洗过的衣物和月亮一起挂在树梢。
风戴起了她们的胸罩。
月亮穿起了她们的裤衩。
雌性的气息在空气中弥漫......
后来，她们都将自己嫁给了满地的月光。
Fondly remembers a pair of widow, a pair of Taikiang's widow.
A potential difference has selected the mother, has worked as the mother.
South once, their man yearned for, is yearning for the bill; Looks like me to yearn for the sea equally, is yearning for the mighty waves.
After the man walks, they the unnecessary breast milk will pour into the earth.
Therefore, outside the window was longer had many rights and wrongs. Afterward, their both eyes then looked like their underpants equally throughout the year moistly.
Is the night, they will have washed the clothing and the moon hang together in the treetop.
The wind wore their bra.
The moon put on their underpants.
The female breath fills the air in the air ......
Afterward, they will marry have given moonlight everywhere.
梨 花 骚
向西，向西，向西。
在埋葬屈原的水域，朔流而上
抵达人性最初的等待——梨花源
清水江，革一，梨花节，杜鹃和妹妹
走吧，带着火把我们到花间去舞蹈
风声，水声，歌声，还有花开的声音
情歌，酒歌，飞歌，还有一支忧伤的挽歌
相见恨晚，夜长梦短
舞吧，舞吧！
舞尽伤痕和夜色
露出黎明和血色!!!
To west, to west, to west.
In buries Qu Yuan the waters, the new moon class on
Arrival human nature initial waiting - - pear colored source
Qingshui Jiang, Ge-Yi, pear flower festival, cuckoo and younger -sister
Walks, brings the flare to dance we to the flower between
Rumor, underwater sound, singing sound, but also has the sound which spends The love song, the liquor song, flies the song, but also has a sad elegy
Feels sorry not to have met sooner, a night of long dream is shor-t
Dance, dance!
Dance completely scar and dim light of night
Reveals daybreak and a sad younger sister
情人的歌手
红阳，响午，黄昏。
在通往万母草场的地方，我遇见了父亲的情人。
是的，是父亲的情人。
诗人的父亲是歌手的父亲，父亲的情人是歌手的情人。
父亲是歌手，他情人也是歌手。
后来，森林中两个孤独的歌手在山谷里相遇，然后成了彼此的情人。
在雾气朦胧而潮湿的清晨，两个歌手用鲜血以及歌声取暖。直到响午的太阳爬是山顶之后，忧伤的情歌才漫漫地淡去......
是的，我父亲的情人是一只画眉鸟，一只雌性的画眉鸟。
他们都为孤独而歌唱。
Hongyang, sound noon, dusk.
Is leading to ten thousand female pastures the places, I met father's sweetheart.
Yes, is father's sweetheart.
Poet's father is singer's father, father's sweetheart is singer's sweetheart.
The father is the singer, his sweetheart is also a singer.
Afterward, in the forest two lonely singers met in the mountain valley, then has become each other's sweetheart.
In mist dim and moist early morning, two singers warm up with the blood as well as the singing sound.
Crawls after the sound noon's sun is a summit, the sad love song only then endlessly pale goes ......
Yes, my father's sweetheart is a wood thrush, a maternal wood thrush. They for lonely sing.
姊妹节
春天来到了，单有开花是不行的，还需要一个春天的妹妹。
姊妹节到了，单有妹妹是不行的，还需要一团照亮黑夜的火把。
月亮出来了，单有月光是不行的，还需要一堆驱走冰冷的篝火。
篝火起来了，单有温暖是不行的，还需要一场热情奔赴的舞蹈。
姊妹节是东方最古老的情人节，可我的情人不到这里。
我的情人在大森林里。
我的情人是一只温柔的梅花鹿，一匹母性的梅花鹿。
走到森林的边缘，我不能让情人靠近那团梦中的火把。
深夜，石头的孩子唱起了忧伤的情歌，大地的伤口随风而裂。
母性的山涧里奔出一泓温暖的泉。悠扬的芦笙回荡在山谷里......
苗疆的春天，彻夜难眠。
Spring arrived, has blossoms is incorrect only, but also needs one spring's younger sister.
The sisters festival arrived, has the younger sister is incorrect only, but also needs a group to illuminate the dark night the flare.
The moon came out, has the moonlight is incorrect only, but also needs a pile to drive out the ice-cold bonfire.
The bonfire has gotten up, has warm is incorrect only, but also needs the dance which an enthusiasm rushes toward.
The sisters festival is the Eastern most ancient valentine day, but my sweetheart not to here.
My sweetheart in big forest.
My sweetheart is a gentle sika, a maternal sika.
Arrives at the forest the edge, I cannot let the sweetheart approach in that group dream the flare.
Late at night, the stone child sang the sad love song, the earth wound has cracked with the wind.
In the maternal mountain stream rushes to a great warm spring. Melodious Lusheng reverberation in mountain valley ......
Miao-nationality region's spring, sleeps difficultly all night.
古藏节 Guzhang festival
苗族是好战的民族，祖先蚩尤一度征服中原。
苗族是善良的民族，也是野蛮的民族。
征服是古苗族的图腾，征服是生存资本。
苗族的善良中隐藏征服的愿望。
苗族衰落了。
落了也就落了......
是古藏节成全了苗族征服的愿望。
那些好斗成性的牯牛曾经称霸苗疆，称霸中原。后来游过太平洋称霸了南北美。它们将地球上埋头吃草，埋头长肉的公牛都送上了西天取经的道路。
牛王凯旋归来......
苗族的王也该上场了。他上前一拳将牛王打倒，或者一剑将它击毙，然后，将牯牛的头钉在墙上，让部族分享自己的战果。
是的，钉在墙上的牛的头颅后来就成了龙，成了图腾。
房子的身体便成了牛的身体，牛的身体就成了一堵墙。
古藏节是征服的节日，是纪念祖先的节日。
古藏节是让子孙懂得了胜者为王，败者为寇的道理。
The Miao national minority was the militant nationality, ancestor Chi You once conquered the area south of Yellow River.
The Miao national minority is the good nationality, is also the barbaric nationality.
Conquers is the ancient Miao national minority's totem, conquers is the survival capital.
The Miao national minority good hides the desire which conquers.
The Miao national minority declined.
The Guzhang festival has helped the desire which the Miao national minority conquers. These combative become second nature the bull once dominated Miao-nationality region, dominates the area south of Yellow River. Afterward toured the Pacific Ocean to dominate south North America. They on the Earth will graze earnestly, puts on weight earnestly the bull delivers the path which went to the western heaven learns from experienced people.
The cow king returns in triumph ......
Miao national minority's kings should also go on stage. He goes forward a fist to overthrow the cow king, or a sword kills it, then, lets the clan and tribe share own victory.
The Guzhang festival is the holiday which conquers, commemorates ancestor's holiday.
The Guzhang festival was lets the descendants understand the victor was the king, the defeated for invader's truth.
尾 声 Last act
一只母鸡在牛棚里产完最后一颗蛋之后带着哭声飞越峡谷。
太阳被遮了起来。
天空便下起了绵绵的细雨，
十月的松林里长出了金色的蘑菇。
一席蓑衣的妹妹消失在雨林深处。
站在岩石那高高的胸脯上，
有风吹过，有雨来过，有鸟飞过
一支悠远的山歌也飘过......
一朵浮云，
谁在望眼欲穿？
春雷过后，
一头水性杨花的牝牛将我引向田野......
A hen produces the last egg after the cowshed is bringing the weeping sound leap canyon.
The sun has been obstructed.
The sky then had the continuous drizzle,
In ten month's pineries has grown the golden color mushroom.
A rain clothes' younger sister vanishes in the rain forest deep place.
Stands on rock that high chest, Has the breeze blow, has the rain to come,
has the bird to fly A distant folk song has also fluttered ......
Floating clouds,
Who is awaiting eagerly?
Spring thunder from now on,
A loose and fickle's cow courses me the field ......
.结 局..
参考文献：贵州苗族姊妹节主要是指贵州省台江县、施秉县以及剑河县部分地区的苗族人民在每年季春时节由妇女们主持的吃姊妹饭的节日。时间因地而异，俗定于阴历二月十五或三月十五。节日礼仪古朴独特，最为典型壮观的要数台江县施洞地区清水江畔的三月十五至十七苗族姊妹节。
苗族姊妹节，又称苗族情人节。节日以青年妇女为中心、邀约情人们相聚同吃姊妹饭。郊游踩鼓、游方对歌、互赠信物、订立婚约，真实地展现人类社会由母系氏族社会向父系氏族社会变迁的男女情爱生活景象，此间，古老悠久的苗族歌舞服饰艺术、剽悍惊心的舞龙斗牛娱乐活动。宁静温馨的农家田间生活与追求返璞归真的现代旅游活动交织互动，正在成为大西南现代旅游经济的一道亮丽风景……
据苗族古歌记述，过去，苗族聚居的地方，都有过姊妹节的习俗，从正月间至三月间，分别选不同的日子，以不同的形式过。施洞地区的姊妹节，最有代表性，是苗族的情人节，一个被喻为“藏在花蕊里的节日”。
姊妹节的传说，主要来自长达五百多行的《姊妹节歌》。相传，有两个姨妈的子女，男的叫金丹，女的阿姣，他们俩从小青梅竹马，两小无猜，长大后，彼此产生了爱情，金丹一定要娶阿姣，阿姣也非嫁金丹不可。但是，阿姣的父母要让她嫁回舅家（旧时苗家习俗称还娘头）。阿姣不愿嫁回舅家，一定要嫁金丹；金丹也不愿娶别人，一直在等着阿姣。他们为了忠贞的爱情，天天都偷偷约会。因怕父母和寨老发现，他们俩相约在野外谈情说爱。每次，阿姣都用她装针线的竹篮偷偷地藏着饭带去给金丹吃。年复一年，经过一番磨难和顽强不屈的抗争，他俩终于结成了夫妻。于是便有了“姊妹饭”的典故，即苗语叫带给情人吃的食物为“藏饭（gad liangl）”，汉语意译为“姊妹饭”。
后来，不知过了多少年，传说施洞地区有八百个姑娘因找不到男朋友而嫁不出去；三丙大塘地方有八百个青年男子，也因找不到媳妇而打单身。老年人们想起了阿姣、金丹吃“姊妹饭”的典故，教姑娘们用阿姣、金丹的办法，把三丙大塘八百个青年男子邀请来吃“姊妹饭”。这样，人人都找到了自己的意中人，一双双、一对对结成了眷属。从此以后，吃“姊妹饭”就演变成为以青年男女间挑选情侣为主要内容的节日活动。
施洞地区吃“姊妹饭”活动十分热闹，每年农历三月，当节日临近的时候，远近的苗族村寨都忙碌起来，准备迎接和参加这一年一度的盛大节日活动。
农历三月十三日，各村寨的苗族姑娘们，都上山去采撷染糯米饭的黑树叶子和黄花染成黑黄或多色的糯米饭。十四日前晌，姑娘们都下田里去捕鱼捞虾（不管是谁家的田）；后晌，姑娘们每人拿来一大碗彩色糯米饭、两个鸭蛋（炒虾子用的）和一些钱（多少不拘）用来买鸭。为什么只要鸭和鸭蛋，而不用鸡和鸡蛋？因为鸭能过河，象征能过到彼岸与情人成双。这一切准备齐全了，年龄相近的姑娘们都分别各自集中到一户人家里（最好是没有男孩子或男孩子很小的人家，这才好接待外地来的男朋友），然后夜里就在那儿与外地来的男人们共吃“姊妹饭”。饭后，大家相约到村中的广场上或巷闾去唱歌谈情，通宵达旦。
三月十五至十七日是节日的正式活动时间，也是热闹的高潮。白天，姑娘们都身穿漂亮的衣裙，佩戴着华丽的银饰，到郎西（地名，汉译杨家坪）去观看斗牛、斗雀；同与自己一道吃“姊妹饭”的男子们跳芦笙和跳木鼓舞；夜里，又象十四日夜那样，男女相聚在村中广场或巷闾唱歌谈情。这时，姑娘们（分作不同年龄的许多批）用竹篮盛着各人的彩色糯米饭团和鱼、肉、鸭蛋等礼物，赠送给两天来陪伴她们的男子们。到来年姊妹节时候，这些青年男子们，集体筹钱买了礼物（绣花丝线、绸缎等等）盛在姑娘们去年赠送礼物的竹篮里，带回赠送给姑娘们（叫还竹篮）。如此经过多次的你来我往，使相互间的了解加深，进而产生并倾诉爱慕之情，最终结为伉俪。
二、节日活动过程
准备：节日前，姑娘们要到田间捞鱼，古时不论哪家的田鱼都可捞，田主一般不加干预。每户均到坡上采“姊妹花”以制作“嘎良” （糯米饭），并煮好“嘎良”，备足酒菜。
节日过程：大部分地区是姑娘们自愿筹集蛋、肉、鱼、酒和姊妹饭等食品聚餐，款待应邀前来的后生们。后生们来到家之后，作为东道主的姑娘，要邀约寨上姊妹们前来相陪，大家一边喝酒、吃姊妹饭，一边对歌。姊妹饭在老屯、施洞一带染成红、紫、绿、黄等不同的颜色，晶莹透亮、清香可口。其余地区染成乌色，又称乌米饭，均是从山坡上采摘一种清香的嫩叶染制而成。对歌时，男女分别两排坐定后，摆开阵势，拉开战幕对歌，以歌传情。对歌的内容十分广泛。有古歌盘问和情歌对唱等，姑娘们用歌盘问姊妹节的来历及姊妹饭象征什么等，你唱我答，歌声不绝。通过生动的比喻、丰富的联想、抒发真情。唱到最后，谁对答不来，或所唱的与对方唱的不合拍，答非所问等，谁就算输。如果姑娘们输了，就要送男方一件礼物，如手圈、耳环、戒指等；若是男方输了，以前送姑娘银手圈，现在送手表或有纪念意义的礼品。赢方也要回谢相当价值的礼物。如是双方自愿互赠的礼品,大多就是订婚的信物。
节日期间，一些中老年男子也相约到邻近寨子去与相应年龄的妇女们对歌，情景与年轻人对唱相似。
节日中，除了这些活动外，还要举行踩鼓、斗牛、斗鸟、赛马等活动。
节日结束，后生们要回去时，姑娘们用新竹篮或新帕子盛姊妹饭，送给后生们带回作礼物。得到姑娘们送的姊妹饭，就意味着姑娘已有好感。若没有姑娘送，男生们还可以去向姑娘们“讨”，讨时装得可怜稀稀的，并随口说：“请送一口嘎良吃，遮遮蚊虫咬吧！”姑娘们往往觉得同情而慷慨相送。在送后生的饭筐和帕包里，机敏的姑娘们往往悄悄藏着标记，如松叶、竹勾、活鸡鸭、香椿芽、辣椒或大蒜等，传达种种情意。
三、节日信物寓意
姊妹饭颜色的象征意义：绿色象征家乡美丽如清水江，红色象征寨子发达昌盛，黄色象征五谷丰登，紫蓝色象征富裕殷实，白色象征纯洁的爱情。
姊妹饭标记的意义：①藏松叶：代表针，暗示后生们以后要回赠姑娘绣针和花线。②挂竹勾：暗示用伞酬谢，挂几勾送几把伞，若放两个相互套着的竹勾，则表示希望日后多来与姑娘来往。③放香椿芽：表示姑娘愿与后生成婚。因苗语称椿芽为“娥扬”，“扬”的意思是“引”和“娶”，姑娘以此暗示希望后生早日来迎娶。④放棉花：则暗示姑娘们很思念后生们。因苗语称棉花为“忍”，与苗语“想念”同意，故借以暗示思念的情意。⑤放芫奚菜：其意和暗示与春芽菜相同，因苗语称此菜为“娥扬奚”，“扬”的意义与上同。⑥放棉花和芫奚菜：则表示急于成婚的心情。⑦挂活鸭：则希望日后回赠一只小猪给姑娘饲养，以备来年吃姊妹饭时，杀给大家吃，再度联欢。⑧放辣椒或大蒜：暗示以后不愿再来往或绝交.
