It is mainly a common festival for Bai and Yi people, and it is a festival activity to wish people and animals a bumper harvest and prosperity. Torch Festival has a long history. It has been recorded for a long time: Bai Torch Festival is on June 25th of the lunar calendar, and Yi Torch Festival is on June 24th of the lunar calendar. During the festival, different regions have different rituals and entertainment methods. For the Bai and Yi people, a torch should be erected in front of every household, and a torch with a height of about 15 meters should be erected at the entrance of the village to arrange flowers and hang fruits. In the evening, men, women and children gather in the square, light torches, sing around the fire and scatter torches with candlelight powder. The atmosphere is cheerful and lively, and the girls should put colorful bracelets on the fire to eliminate evil spirits. Newly-married boys, when the torch burns and blows down, scramble to grab the simulated knives and knives on the "open barrel" in order to get the children early; On the night of Torch Festival, families also prepared small torches, each with a column. People are walking in the fields with torches and torches. Some even ride horses and run with torches, forming a curved fire dragon from a distance. The scene is extremely spectacular. That night, I often stayed up all night.
(the main festival of Bai nationality)
"Ben Zhu" means "the blessed master of one's own territory and family", which is a unique religious belief of the Bai people. Villagers, whether they are promoted to a higher position, suffering, or having children, should go to the main temple to pray. Bai people in every village believe in gods, fierce privet wives, dutiful sons and loyal ministers, and so on. The palace is magnificent, and the main statue is beautifully carved and beautifully shaped. Every Lord's birthday, pigs and sheep will be slaughtered and a grand sacrifice activity will be held, which is called "Lord's Festival". This main festival is very grand, with a whole set of sacrificial ceremonies, accompanied by melodious cave music and folk song and dance performances, forming a unique main culture in Bai areas.
(March Street National Festival)
"March Street" is also called "Guanyin City". It is said that during the reign of Tang Yonghui, Guanyin Bodhisattva came to Dali to give lectures in white, and the audience gathered more and more, forming a market. As Dali is an important trading port of the Southern Silk Road-Bonan Ancient Road, the commodity economy of March Street has gradually developed and gradually evolved into a gathering with strong national characteristics.
Every year, March 15 to 2 1 is the duration of March Street in Dali, and it has been designated as a national festival in Dali since 199 1, so it is called "March Street National Festival". At that time, a grand party will be held at the foot of the peak of Xicangshan, the ancient city of Dali. Ethnic minorities in western Yunnan, as well as businessmen and Chinese and foreign tourists from all over the country will come in droves. There will be exhibitions and cultural and sports activities of famous and famous products such as livestock, medicinal materials, tea and bronzes, which are unprecedented in scale and crowded. The rider's skill is amazing and his singing is like the sea. It's really a good play. "Every year in March Street, people come from all directions. People of all ethnic groups sing together and do business by singing at horse races. This is a true portrayal of the lively and cheerful scene of March Street.
(Butterfly Club)
The Butterfly Festival will be held in butterfly spring on April 15th of the lunar calendar. According to legend, this is a traditional grand event for Bai people to commemorate Xia Lang and Wengu who died in the spring to resist feudal marriage.
(Pumi Mountain Festival)
The mountain festival of Pumi nationality is held between the first day of the first month and the fifteenth day of the first month. People dress up, ride horses or walk to the nearby mountains to celebrate the festival. In addition to offering sacrifices to mountain gods, there are also recreational activities such as horse racing, wrestling and archery. After the picnic, choose another way down the mountain, don't go back to the original road, to show good luck in the coming year.
(Lisu people are in their prime)
The traditional festival of Lisu people, the Harvest Festival, also known as "Welcome the Spring Festival", is held every year on the 20th of the lunar calendar 165438 10. During the festival, every family likes to decorate the front and back of the hall with pine branches. The whole village, old and young, like to get together to play the gourd sheng, dance the welcome dance, sing new songs and hold a grand ceremony to send away the evil spirits of the past year. The festival is very lively, with colorful songs, archery competitions and rich customs.
(Naxi Bangbang Festival)
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the traditional festival of Naxi people. The most distinctive feature is the exchange of bamboo and wood farm tools during the festival, and the people and small traders in the nearby countryside set up stalls to sell goods at the farmers' market. This is a grand exchange of bamboo, wood and iron farm tools, with a wide variety and great excitement. Farmers in neighboring counties, as well as farmers in Dali, Baoshan and Tibet, bring local specialties to gather and sell, and then buy necessary items, while farmers in Lijiang also buy farm tools and supplies necessary for spring ploughing.
(Naxi Mule Club)
Mule and Horse Festival is a traditional folk festival of Naxi nationality in Lijiang. It is held every year in the middle of July of the lunar calendar for a week. Mainly engaged in mules, horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock, but also exchange local products. Farmers from Dali, Jianchuan, Heqing, Zhongdian and Yongsheng all came to buy mules and horses and Lijiang bronzes, and tens of thousands of mules and horses went on the market. Various entertainment activities will be held during the festival, among which horse racing and performance are the most popular holiday contents.
(Buddhist Festival)
The Buddha washing festival in June of Dai calendar is the Dai New Year, which foreigners call "Water Splashing Festival".
Haowasa (September 15 in the Dai calendar) and Wowasa (February 15 in the Dai calendar), namely "Closing Day" and "Opening Day". Three months is a net fasting period.
Actually, it means giving. It is a donation activity of believers to monks. There are many festivals, at least seven times a year.
Milligan, taboo day, is in February of Dai calendar.
"Bopa" means to promote a monk.
"Mark Pava" is a sacrifice to Foshan.
"Songsangka" on May 15 of the Dai calendar is a day for monks to get together.
"Broadcasting Dong" means erecting a flagpole.
"machine light Luo", that is, burning white firewood, congratulations on pa Zhao's ascension to heaven
(He keeps Baba Festival)
Living in Liude Town, Yongsheng, he stayed in China, but passed the Torch Festival and Baba Festival.
On the morning of June 24th of the lunar calendar, women got up early and began to eat glutinous rice in spring. Every household must have a plate, each plate has twelve Baba, the largest one is below, the smallest one is above, and the base is tower-shaped. After breakfast, every family took their own Baba, followed the Hulusheng and drum band, walked and danced, crossed the gate, and went to the altar to worship the gods and ancestors. After the sacrifice, everyone danced a cheerful Hulusheng dance, lit firewood and barbecued Baba for Chinese food. Young men and women here take this opportunity to sing folk songs and look for the right person.
(Naxi Three Flowers Festival)
Naxi traditional festivals are held in Beiyue Temple on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year. This is a grand festival for Naxi people to sacrifice the national protector "Three Flowers". In addition to the festivals held in Beiyue Temple, Naxi people also hold a grand ceremony to worship the "Three Flowers" at home. During the festival, Naxi people also hold many entertainment activities, and they also like to have picnics in the wild and carry out various exchange activities during this period.
(Bai people's song club)
Big one is a transliteration of Bai language, which means game, play and entertainment. When playing a song, people light a bonfire in the center of the concert hall. The singers are divided into two parties, A and B, and one of them leads the singing and "steps" the song around the fire. Each singer carries a bowl of water or roasted tea, "plays" a group of songs, drinks tea or wine and continues to sing around the fire.
Bai Dage Festival is held on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year. Everyone went to Dayao and Shuangjiang to pick azaleas and plant them everywhere. Young men and women dressed up and danced with their left feet.
(New Rice Festival)
Jinuo compatriots hold the "New Rice Festival" every year in 65438+ 10 to celebrate the debut of Xingu. The festivals of Bulang nationality are similar to those of Dai nationality, and the most important one is the "Taste the Year Festival" in June of the lunar calendar. Mainly to celebrate the emergence of new rice, in addition, whenever new houses are built and married, Bulang people, men, women and children all sing and dance and hold carnival activities.
(White March Street)
March Street of Bai nationality is held on March 15 of the lunar calendar every year, and ends on February1day for 7 days. March Street is the biggest and largest tourist festival in western Yunnan, with millions of people. Its activities mainly include horse racing, dragon boat racing, singing and dancing, and material exchange.
(Mosuo Mountain Festival)
On July 25th of the lunar calendar, Mosuo people dressed up, rode horses or walked to the side of Lugu Lake to worship Lion Mountain (also known as Gemu Mountain). Lion Mountain is the embodiment of mother and daughter. Gemma is the highest protector of Mosuo's daughter country. People go to the mountains to burn incense and kowtow, hang colored Buddhist scriptures, offer offerings and pray for the blessing of the goddess. During this period, there were large-scale horse racing, wrestling, duets and picnics, and young men and women took the opportunity to make friends with Asha.
(Miao people catch autumn festival)
The Miao bullfighting is held on that day in beginning of autumn every year, so it is also called "Catch the Autumn Festival". Bullfighting competitions are generally held in neighboring Miao villages in turn.
At that time, people will wear festive costumes, sing folk songs and play lusheng, leading their plump bullfights to the arena. The bullfight is exciting. At first, many bullfights challenged each other and drove away the losers. The winner kept fighting until the last couple was decided. After a life-and-death struggle, the winner finally held his head high and was heroic. The owner put red flowers on it, and the owner led it around the field.
(Yi Torch Festival)
The traditional Torch Festival of Yi people is held on June 24th of the lunar calendar every year. Before the festival, all families should prepare rich food, get together, sing and drink. During the day, people will hold activities such as lighting torches, wrestling, bullfighting, singing and dancing. At night, they lit torches and marched in groups on the edge of villages, fields and ridges.
Looking from a distance, the fire dragon reflected in the sky, winding and winding, very touching. Finally, people gathered in the square and piled many torches into fire towers, burning with flames. People formed a circle, singing and dancing, beaming.
(Lisu Knife and Pole Festival)
The Lisu Knife and Pole Festival is held on February 7th every year. After nightfall, people light bonfires and sing and dance. After the bonfire burned out, a red fire pond was formed. At this time, some lean young people drank hard liquor and walked barefoot into the fireplace. This is the famous "into the fire".
At noon the next day, people erected a tree trunk about 15 meters high on the lawn, with the cutting edge facing the sky and 36 sharp knives tied horizontally. Five young people who had been in the fire climbed to the top of the mountain.
"Going to the sea of fire" and "going to the mountain of knives" fully demonstrated the bravery and fearlessness of Lisu youth.
(Olive Dam "Water Splashing Festival")
It is about 40 kilometers downstream from Jinghong along the Lancang River. Here, the river is clear, the trees are lush, the peacocks are flying, and the warblers are whispering, which is a tropical scenery. Dai Buddhist temples and bamboo buildings set each other off. From April 13 to April 15, it is a unique natural Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Dai New Year, commonly known as the "Water Splashing Festival", where people from nearby villages gather to splash water on each other.
(Festival activities in Lijiang area)
Lijiang has many ethnic groups and colorful festivals. There is a "Three Flowers Festival" on the eighth day of February, and a "Bangbang Festival" on May 15th. In addition, there are Kandan Festival on February 28th, Yulong Temple Fair in March, Torch Festival in June, Mule-Horse Exchange Meeting in July and Mountain God Festival on July 25th.
(Dai New Year)
The annual "Water Splashing Festival" is a new year for the Dai people to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, and it is also the most solemn and lively festival for the Dai people in a year. The water-sprinkling festival is held in mid-April every year, and is usually arranged from April 13 to April 15 on the Gregorian calendar.
The "Songkran Festival" is set for three days. On the first day, the Lancangjiang Dragon Boat Race started in Binjiang Park at noon 1 point, and the audience exceeded100000. Dragon boat races are divided into men's teams and women's teams. Watching the women's dragon boat race is the most national feature. The women's team consists entirely of Dai women. Bright clothes and fast-moving dragon boats, coupled with the cheers of Dai women, add a beautiful scenery to the Lancang River. In the evening, fireworks, Gaosheng and Kongming lanterns are set off by the Lancang River.
The next day is the water splashing carnival in Jinghong. Foreign tourists, especially young women, often become the targets of water splashing. On the third day, the fair was held in Man Ting (Chunhuan) Park, and activities such as packet loss, folk songs and dances, and ethnic customs display were carried out. During the "Water-splashing Festival", a series of activities such as sand-piling, cockfighting, cattle-driving, Dai, Brown, Jino, Hani, Lahu and Wa ethnic customs performances were held in the National Gymnasium and Banna ethnic customs garden.