The women also wear long, high collar gowns that are either green or blue. The collars, cuffs, and front edges of the gowns are embroidered. When a baby has its first birthday, an eleborate feast is held. Numerous guests are in attendance and each of them takes turns clipping the child's hair. The Yugurs were originally shamanists.
Shamanism is the belief in an unseen world of many gods, demons, and ancestral spirits.
Later, many Yugurs converted to Lamanistic Buddhism. They live in fear of their gods and constantly strive to appease them with religious chants, rituals, and sacrifices. Many Yugurs still practice ancestor worship . Ancestral spirits are thought to be very powerful, possessing the ability to help or to harm the living. The spirits are viewed with awe, fear, and respect.