Only after sacrifices have been offered will the lumberjack season begin. Daur build swift-moving carts with large wheels that oxen pull. The latter cart is also used in wedding ceremonies. The Daur place much emphasis on respecting elders. The following are ways in which that respect is demonstrated.
Elders sit and sleep on the southern platform bed in the western room of the house proper.
Sons, grandsons, and in-laws stand by elders' sides and serve them as they eat. Daur men of younger generations must greet elders with ceremonial gestures by extending the left foot forward, placing both hands on the left knee, bending the right leg, and bowing the body forward while looking at the elder. On wedding days, younger generations kowtow and offer wine to the elders. Women perform the Lurigail dance during the New Year, slack farming season, or festival days. Two women sing antiphonal while performing simple dance movements.