What are the traditional festivals of Yi people?

Traditional festivals of the Yi people include ancestor worship, opening a new street, offering sacrifices to Luo, the Eighth Five-Year Plan, the Heijing Lantern Festival, offering sacrifices to the autumn shelf, driving away the earth mother, begging for rice spirits, offering sacrifices to the Lord on February 7th and 8th, arranging flowers, offering sacrifices to the god tree, offering sacrifices to the stone god, summoning the five-grain god, protecting the mountain, establishing a clear and clear day, stringing festivals, and holding a small torch festival.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Worship to Grandparents

Worship Festival is a traditional festival of Yi people in Eshan, Yunnan, which falls on the second day of the first lunar month every year. This festival is mostly held in the countryside. At that time, people will take back the girls who have been married in this village in the past three to five years together with their children. After that, we will send red invitations to the daughters-in-law, and then the stockade will organize lions, dragon lanterns, flower drum teams and big-head monk dance dances to visit each family. Children must light firecrackers to welcome them. And take out candy and cakes to deliver. In some places, all uncles in the village should be invited to worship collectively, so that all uncles can show their wisdom and talents in such collective occasions. During the group worship, in addition to setting off firecrackers, candy and melon seeds, some children also contributed their own labor results, such as the seeds of various high-yield crops. Children's Day is said to have a history of hundreds of years.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Xin Kai Street

Xin Kai Street is a traditional festival of Yi people in Eshan, Yunnan, and the first street-catching day after the first day of the first lunar month. Once upon a time, after the Yi people in Eshan burned incense to worship the gods every year on New Year's Eve, until the second or third day of the first month, each village held a folk lantern festival, a dragon boat festival, a tiger skin festival and a local meeting, and each family exchanged news. People didn't go to work until the new street was opened. On the day of opening a new street, everyone put on new clothes, played various ancient and unique folk musical instruments, played with dragon lanterns, shrimp lanterns, lion lanterns and lanterns, and danced with passionate flowers. In the street, when three ground cannons sounded, an old man spoke, wishing good weather and abundant crops. Subsequently, various cultural performances and entertainment activities were held. In the evening, young people will light bonfires and continue to dance and entertain. In the floating beam shed and tower shop, there is also the habit of eating "opening a new street meal" on the pine mat. During the opening of a new street, people must buy the means of production and various daily necessities needed for spring ploughing at the booth.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Sacrificing Luo Festival

Luo Festival, also known as "Luo Festival", is a traditional festival of Huayao people in Shiping District, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, which is the first horse day after the Spring Festival. At that time, eight people will be selected to carry water in the four directions of the southeast, northwest and northwest of the village, and then two people will be selected to pick up all kinds of leaves, put the leaves in reed bottles and give one to each family, and at the same time give each family a rice ball, a small piece of chicken and a small piece of pork. Then, two married men who haven't been in mourning for three years were selected from the ten people who carried water and picked leaves to wash the pebbles (the embodiment of arrows) placed on the dragon tree in the village. After that, the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony was held. Women are not allowed to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival, and only one man is allowed to participate in each household.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Bawu Festival

The Eighth Five-Year Festival is a folk festival for blacks living in the east and west hills of Heqing County, Yunnan Province, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. "Eighth Five-Year Plan", which means returning from hunting, was originally a sacrificial ceremony to celebrate the victory of hunting. In the past, the hunters in the village would jump "Bawu" whenever they caught their prey. Before dancing, the hunter should strip the prey in public in the ballroom, give the animal's head to the organizer or commander of hunting, and give the animal's skin to the person who killed the beast. Clean up the meat and give it to Abu, who is in charge of the sacrificial activities. Abu will let his assistant take it to the fire for barbecue.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Catch the Earth Meeting

Mother Earth Conference is a traditional Yi festival in Longtan District, Yangbi County, Yunnan Province, which is held on the 15th night of the first lunar month. At that time, people will gather in Moody Temple behind Fuding Township to hold various entertainment activities. Among them, playing songs is the most lively. When playing a song, one or two people go to the center of the venue and dance while playing a reed flute, a bamboo flute or a Qin Yue. They act as "singing leaders" and are responsible for directing the singing activities. Others form a circle and sing and dance with the rhythm of the music. The lyrics mainly tell historical stories and express family affection.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Heijing Lantern Festival

The Heijing Lantern Festival is a traditional folk festival of the Heijing Yi people in Mouding County, Yunnan Province. It is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Because the Heijing area is rich in well salt, the first program of the Dragon Lantern Festival is "playing with dragons". The dragon has nine sections, representing nine wells with salt water, in order to pray for salt water to be more salty. In addition, there are three dozen entertainment programs, such as tribute, matchmaker, aquarium, lion playing, marrying women and benefiting. Finally, "Peace in the well". It consists of two colorful lanterns, a salt lantern, a crane lantern and a carp lantern. Colorful lanterns are used to help dragons ascend to heaven, and salt lanterns symbolize the prosperity of salt industry. The crane lamp is engraved with the word "well", taking the title of "peace in the well".

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Autumn Shelf Sacrifice

Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Chinese Valentine's Day. It is a folk religious festival of Hei Yi people in Gulu, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. According to the local Yi legend, in ancient times, the world was sparsely populated, and the Yi people were very lonely at first. When night fell, they cried, and the crying alarmed the stars and touched them, so they became beautiful women, went down to play with the Yi people and returned to the sky at dawn. The ancestors of the Yi people once asked Xingnv to live with him on the earth, but Xingnv didn't agree and never came down to earth again. In order to thank Xing Nv for her kindness, the Yi people commemorate her with autumn shelves, which are hung every day. The autumn sacrifice was shared by the whole village. When a pig was killed collectively, each family got a piece of meat. After being cooked separately, bring them to the autumn shelf with rice wine when the moon rises, and kowtow with incense.

Traditional Festival of Yi People-Begging for Rice Soul

Begging for rice soul is a traditional festival of the Yi people in Tiankongshan, Weishan County, Yunnan Province. It starts from the fifth day of the second lunar month, and the time is uncertain. Before the festival, the men in the village renovated the nearby roads, tied thorns at the intersections where people often walked, and dug pits at the big intersections around the village to prevent passers-by from entering the village. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "the road is blocked in early February". People think that their ancestors will come back during the festival, and they are not happy to see strangers. It is also said that when the rice soul is called, there is a rice soul walking on the road. If a stranger appears, it will scare the rice soul away. Those who take part in soul-seeking must be appointed by venerable old people. At the forefront of the beggar's soul team are two "ugly old people", who are ugly and have oxtails in their hands to exorcise ghosts and clear the way. Followed by two young men, dressed as "groom" and "bride" respectively, let them meet and serve the rice soul.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-February 7th

February 7th is a Yi festival in Juntun Town, Eshan Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, which falls on the seventh day of the second lunar month. It is said that February 7th was celebrated in the late Ming Dynasty, with the purpose of asking the gods to protect all the boys and girls in the town from diseases and disasters. Before the festival, people will forge three sacred sedan chairs, two with sedan chairs and one with seats. There is a top-loaded virgin Mary, a local owner, and a seat loaded with the god of wealth. On the evening of the sixth day of February, a gentleman went to Notre Dame and asked for three figurines named "Warm Life" for the table in the hall. On the morning of the seventh day, all the children who went out in Juntun town were dressed in clean holiday costumes, led by their parents, carrying "cangue" made of paper and bamboo on their shoulders, hanging two small flags and leading a pair of male hens to the Bodhisattva. When they lead the baby, they take the flag off the cangue and let the child hold it. Then the flail was burned, and the parents took the children and chickens home and killed them when they got home. After people fulfill their wishes, they begin to pick up the gods. Juntun Town is divided into four sections: the upper section, the middle section, the lower section and the street section. These four sections take turns to take the lead when worshipping God. Leaders should kill pigs and sheep, prepare banquets and draw up a list of "Titian Old People". According to the rules, all men over 50 are eligible to eat fragrant rice (that is, to attend the banquet).

Traditional Festival of Yi People-February 8th

February 8 is a folk religious festival of the Yi people, which is held on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year for three days. There are many legends about the origin of February 8, one of which is to commemorate the national hero who outsmarted the enemy at a very critical moment. On the eighth day of February, the whole village came under the tallest and oldest tree next to the village. Every household presented Shu with a bowl of rice, a piece of salt, tea, wine and other things. Bimo was the main sacrifice and pigs were killed as sacrifices to commemorate his great achievements. After the sacrifice, participants ate roast pork and pig blood porridge. The rest of the pork was evenly distributed to all households, and all households sacrificed pork to their ancestor and goddess Arubi. During the festival, people also hold recreational activities, such as singing, wrestling and swinging. On Lunar New Year's Day, young men and women flocked to the mountains to worship the word god, and held picnics and bonfires to exchange heart songs and find the right person.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Sacrifice to God Tree Festival

Tree Festival is a traditional festival of Shanta Yi people in Weishan County, Yunnan Province, which falls on the eighth day of the second lunar month. On the morning of the festival, people blocked all the roads in the village with thorns, planted a pine tree more than ten feet high, put a sheep's head on the top of the tree, and drove two pigs to the "holy tree" behind the village for slaughter. Before killing pigs, you should cut off three branches of pine trees, tie copper coins with red cloth strips and hang them on the branches, 13 in leap years and 12 in normal years, then cut down six willows with a pine knife and connect them with red cloth, and six people will carry them to form three straight doors. People dragged pigs under these three gates three times and were slaughtered. When killing pigs, put the blood into the pot, pour it into the pot where porridge is cooked and stir it with a loose knife, which is called "red porridge". Besides, kill a red rooster and a sheep. When killing chickens, sprinkle chicken blood on the root of the holy tree and stick some chicken feathers.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Sacrificing to Stone Gods

Sacrificing stone gods is a folk religious festival of Yi people in Eshan County, Yunnan Province, which is held in the first year of the ox in February of the lunar calendar every year. Because the Yi people live in mountainous areas, there are stones everywhere. In their polytheism, they also worship stones, believing that stones will protect them from diseases and crops being stolen. At that time, an oval stone will be placed in front of the two "dragon trees" to symbolize male and female. Sacrifice should use chickens or pigs as offerings. After two days of sacrifice, everyone will have a meal under the tree. On the second day of the sacrifice, two young people who are married but have no children will each hold a stone around the "Dragon Tree", while others will splash water on them and pray for the stone god to bless them to have children. On this day, families also put three pine branches in front of the stone god, symbolizing the prosperity of the population. The stone representing the stone god is called "Mijin Road" locally, which is sacred and inviolable.

Traditional Festival of Yi People-Worship God

Worship the Lord is also called mountain meeting and temple fair. Yi folk religious festivals in Weishan, Jingdong and other counties of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province are held on the eighth or fourteenth day of the second lunar month every year, and some are held on June 25th. According to legend, this festival is to commemorate a hero who gave his life to save the villagers. At that time, the villagers gathered in the main temple of the village, praying to the hero and asking him to protect the villagers. Young men and women make love around the earth temple for fun, and those who are satisfied can commit themselves to each other.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Flower Arrangement Festival

The Flower Arrangement Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi people in Tan Hua, Yunnan Province, which is held every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month. On this day, people will set up a flower monument square on the roadside, beside trees and at the entrance to the village, and fill the stables of houses and livestock with flowers collected. According to legend, the Flower Arrangement Festival was handed down by the Yi people in Tanhuashan District to commemorate Miyi Road. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Miyilu in Tan Hua. She can sing many Yi songs and embroider all kinds of flowers, birds and animals. Later, Miyilu and Chao Lieruo, a kind, honest and skilled young man, fell in love while singing on the mountain and made a lifelong commitment. There is a toaster on Tan Huashan, who often spoils the beautiful women in each village in the name of choosing beautiful women to serve fairies in his fairy garden.

Traditional Yi Festival —— Horse Cherry Blossom Festival

The Horse Cherry Blossom Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi people in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province, which falls on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year. At that time, people would pick cherry blossoms and plant them in stables, sheepfolds, chicken houses and pig houses. They will also hold activities such as jumping, singing folk songs and killing chickens. Legend has it that a long time ago, the flood was terrible, and finally there were only two brothers and sisters left in the world. The old man tried his best to get them married, and then gave birth to a meatball without humanity. The old scarab chopped the meatballs into fifty boys and fifty girls with his sword, and then picked the bloody skin with his sword to a small tree next to it, which produced red cherry blossoms.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Soul of Five Grains.

It's called the soul of grain, and it's called miscellaneous bones in Yi language. It is a folk religious festival of Azhe people, a branch of Yi people in Mile County, Yunnan Province, and is held on the third day of the third lunar month every year. At that time, every family tied branches such as Cyclobalanopsis glauca and chestnut into a bundle, made it into a pole, carried chicken, wine and other food to the edge of the field for sacrifice, invited Bimo to chant Buddhist scriptures to call the soul of the grain, and then put the offerings on the altar. The spirit of grain is called to pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year. In other areas, Yi people hold a ceremony called "Soul of Five Grains" every day after harvesting a piece of dam land. When summoning the soul, the master stood at the head of the field, praying for the soul of the grain to go home with the harvested crops and bless the bumper harvest of the grain in the coming year. After reading it, I went home and kept calling for the soul of the grain.

Traditional Festival of Yi People-Mountain Protection Festival

Mountain Protection Festival is a traditional folk festival of the Yi people in Longlin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which is held on March 3rd and 4th of the lunar calendar every year. During the Mountain Protection Festival, no one is allowed to cut down trees and firewood on the mountain, nor are they allowed to drive cattle up the mountain to graze. On this day, all villages will organize hunting activities, and generally young people will participate. At that time, some people would dress up as animals and appear in front of hunters at night. The hunter's weapon is a bamboo gun, and there will be a celebration when he returns from hunting? Let's move, everyone sings and dances around the fire and stays up all night.

The Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Daqing Festival

Daqing Festival is a festival for local Yi women in Dade, Baishui District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province. It falls on the first day of the third lunar month every year. On this day, all housework is taken care of by men. After dressing up, the women came to the local Mishan with food, dug a fire pit, and then made a fire to cook. When the meal is ready, everyone sits on the floor, toasting the older women first, and then serving the little girl. After that, everyone sang songs while tasting food. Until the bright moon was in the sky, they helped the old and took care of the young and left one after another. On this day, nearby Han women were also invited to participate. Tomb-Sweeping Day is like an outing festival for Han people.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Chuanhui Festival

Chuanhui Festival is a traditional festival of Yi people in Yangbi County, Yunnan Province, which falls on March 29th of the lunar calendar. At that time, people will gather together and hold song and dance activities in the yard. A singing group composed of many people, surrounded by three bonfires in a big circle, danced with the accompaniment of four lusheng, accompanied by duets, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Traditional Festival of Yi People-Little Torch Festival

The Little Torch Festival is a folk festival of the Yi people in Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southwest Guizhou Province, which falls on April 24th of the lunar calendar. Because the Torch Festival on June 24th is called "Big Torch Festival" and the Torch Festival on April 24th is called "Little Torch Festival". Its activities are the same as the Yi Torch Festival. See the article "Big Torch Festival".

Luzhi, a traditional festival of Yi people

Lu Zhi is also called Mi Sunba, which means "Dragon Boat Festival" in Yi language. It is a folk religious festival of the Yi people, which is held in January, February, March and April of the lunar calendar every year. Yi people think that the water on the earth is sprayed by Longmen, and all the sex and rain are caused by dragons. Therefore, every village chooses a prosperous water source or a large natural pool as the Longtan, becoming a permanent place for the Dragon Boat Festival. And choose a towering tree beside the water source or pool as a symbol of the dragon, commonly known as the dragon tree. At that time, a Dragon Boat Festival ceremony will be held in the village. The elderly will prepare sacrifices such as incense, tea and wine, and bring the pigs raised by each household in turn to Longtan as sacrifices. The rest will each hold a bowl of rice and a small piece of salt. People burn incense and light candles, slaughter animals for sacrifices, and pray for the dragon god to rain in time to bless the bumper harvest of grains.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Herb-picking Festival

Herb picking day is a Yi festival in Xiaoliangshan, Yunnan Province, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. This festival is mainly about collecting and selling medicinal materials. On this day, at dawn, men, women and children went to the mountains, deep streams and valleys to find and collect all kinds of herbs with medicine hoes and baskets. Some families have to take the collected herbs to the market to sell. The local Yi people think that the herbs collected on the fifth day of May have the best curative effect.

Duyang Festival, a traditional festival of Yi people.

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a traditional folk festival of the Yi people in Leibo area of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province and along the Jinsha River. This festival is a symbol of unity and friendship between the Yi and Han peoples. Legend has it that one year in ancient times, the weather was very hot and diseases were prevalent in Yi stockade. People are scared. When the Han brothers on the riverside heard about it, they sent Acorus calamus, Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Realgar collected during the Dragon Boat Festival to the mountains, used medicine to wash the old people's sores, and wiped Ayi's body with realgar wine. A few days later, people were all well.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Dila

Dila is a traditional religious festival of Yi people in Yuanjiang County, Yunnan Province, which is held every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. At that time, the village will collectively kill cattle and chickens, and then prepare peaches, pears, pomegranates and other fruits as sacrifices. And then hold a ceremony to sacrifice ancestors. People mix all kinds of fruits on the gate, and then offer sacrifices such as wine and meat, burn incense and light candles, bow down and pray for ancestors to protect people's safety and harvest crops. After the sacrifice, people drank, sang and danced and enjoyed themselves.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Sacrificing buckwheat fields

Sacrifice to buckwheat field is called "Guofan 'e Sobodi" in local Yi language, which literally translates as "Sacrifice to the king of buckwheat field". In Fumin, Wuding and other counties in Yunnan Province, there are dense branches of Yi people, and people's folk religious festivals are held on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month every year. Many people live in mountainous areas, and buckwheat is one of the main crops. At that time, every household would shovel a small flat piece of ground in their own buckwheat fields, spread pine wool as an altar, insert a three-pronged pine branch on it, insert three young crops, light three incense sticks, and exchange three bowls of rice, a cup of rice wine and a live chicken. The host prayed, burned paper money, offered libation, then threw divination, killed the chicken, smeared some chicken blood on the branches of the pine tree, steamed the chicken thoroughly, and offered it again, this time with chopsticks. After all sacrificial ceremonies, we will eat sacrifices on the spot.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Festival of Sacrificing Trees

Tree Festival is a folk religious festival of Mi and Yi people in Fumin County and Wuding County of Yunnan Province, which is held on June 24th or August15th of the lunar calendar every year. Sacrificing genealogy is a great event. At that time, one of the families will become the master. This family needs to prepare mutton, wine, incense, yellow paper and so on. Some people will collect money on a family basis. Whoever has a new child should pay more for drinks. At that time, the patriarch led all members of the clan to gather under the clan tree, distribute them, insert three-pronged pine branches, light three sticks of incense, offer three bowls of rice, a glass of wine and a cup of tea, and dip red iron in water to ward off evil spirits. Then lead the sheep to the genealogical tree, and the patriarch will lead everyone to pray, burn paper to kill the sheep, hang the horns on the genealogical tree, steam the sheep, and make another sacrifice. Then, all the people, old and young, men and women sat down to eat clan meals. Sacrificing trees is intended to bless the whole family's safety and prosperity.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Big Torch Festival

Torch Festival is a traditional folk festival of Yi people in southwest Guizhou Province, which is held on June 24th of the lunar calendar every year. At that time, every village will kill cows and divide them according to the average person. Every household should make zongzi, make Baba, entertain guests or give gifts. In the evening, men, women and children hold torches and March around the village. Finally, a symbolic pest killing ceremony is held on the ridge or the edge of the field. The Yi people in Liuzhizhongzhai, Guizhou call it "Living Grass Festival". On this day, young men and women dressed in festive costumes gather together to dance "chime dance" and sing "wedding songs". Later, they will wander in the shade or flowers, looking for the opposite sex to sing and express their love, and the lovers of both sides can give each other tokens. On this day, old people and children should prepare gifts and visit relatives and friends.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Sacrificing rice fields

Sacrificing rice fields is called "I am fascinated by Sobodi", which literally translates as "Sacrificing rice fields". The folk religious festivals of enriching the people in Yunnan Province and the people of Yi Zhi Mi and Wuding County are held every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar. At noon on this day, every household will make an altar by spreading pine wool on the edge of their rice fields, insert a three-pronged pine branch, three young crops, light three incense sticks, and exchange three bowls of rice, a glass of wine and a clean live chicken. The host will pray in secret language, then burn paper for libation, throw divination to kill the chicken, spread some chicken blood on the pine branches and steam the chicken.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Lesuhua Street

Lesuhua Street, also known as "Flower Rushing Street", is a festival of Lesu people, a branch of Yi people at the junction of Eshan, Xinping and Shuangbai counties in Yunnan Province. Twice a year, on June 24th and July15th of the lunar calendar. There is a legend about the origin of this festival: once upon a time, a Han girl fell in love with a Lesu boy, but was persecuted by public opinion because of different nationalities. They met at the top of Daxi Mountain by the Green Juice River. In order to commemorate the loyalty of the couple, people gathered on the lawn at the top of Daxi Mountain for song and dance activities. Later, more and more people participated in it, which gradually became a traditional festival of Lesu people. Dance and entertainment are the main activities in Huajie Street. People like singing and dancing, and no one is bound. Everyone wishes young men and women happiness and love each other forever; I also wish the crops in the field no pests and a bumper harvest. Lesuhua Street is a good time for young people to fall in love and seek partners.

Lama Festival, a traditional festival of Yi people.

Lama Festival is a traditional festival for slang people of Yi nationality. The Yi language "Lama" means to celebrate the cow god, which is held every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Located on the western hill between Heqing County and Jianchuan County in Yunnan Province, there is a yak cave, and the stone wall above the cave looks like a bull's head. It is said to be the incarnation of the cow god. Every holiday morning, people gather here from all directions with white chestnut leaves in their hands. They put their food on the confession under the cow stone, then climbed onto the cow head and shouted, "wake up, cow king, cow god!" " Then the leaves of chestnut were piled into the hole, lit by a respected old man, and people sang and danced around the fire. Later, a "hemp pulling" ceremony was held on the lawn outside the cave: a fire was lit in the center of the lawn, and a man wore a bull's head mask and brown clothes to play the role of the king of cattle, imitating various actions of cattle around the fire. A man took the cow lasso and made a gesture to tie the cow. Others hold a bamboo tube symbol and get under the cow's stomach to milk it for good luck.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Zhongzhu Sacrifice

The middle sacrificial column is a folk religious festival of Azhe people, a branch of Maitreya Yi people in Yunnan. Every year in the middle of August of the lunar calendar, each household chooses its own day. At that time, a white rooster will be slaughtered and sacrificed to the stele on the left side of his own room. Branches of Cyclobalanopsis glauca and white chicken feathers will be stuck on the stele, and Bimo will be invited to come home to read the stele classics. It is said that there is a god attached to the pillar in the middle, so it is forbidden to touch or collide, and nothing is allowed to hang on this pillar. Sacrificing the pillar is to pray for the gods to bless the family and the Thai people.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality —— Taste the New Year

The New Year Tasting Festival in Luming Literature, Xiangyun County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, when the sickle is opened to harvest rice. Before the festival, every family should inform their relatives and friends to attend. The host family should prepare abundant food, and some even kill pigs and sheep. Before the New Year's Eve dinner, cook new rice into cooked rice, and spoon three bowls of chicken, sheep, pork and other dishes to sacrifice to the gods and ancestors to show the gratitude of the hedges and ancestors and pray for good weather, happiness and peace in the coming year. When eating, the host and guests should toast each other. The guests praised the host's diligence and wished him a bumper harvest in the coming year. The host thanked God for his blessing and sincere help from relatives and friends. Some hosts or guests will also recite prearranged jingles. When eating new rice, first respect the elders at the dinner table to show respect for the elderly, then give it to the children to show love for the young, and finally give it to the middle-aged and young people. Everyone should taste the new rice before drinking and talking.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Sacrifice to Ancestors

Ancestor worship is a traditional festival of the Yi people in Tiankongshan, Weishan County, Yunnan Province, which is held every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Before the festival, the married girl and the married son of another family were taken back to reunite with their families. On the morning of the worship, the ancestors were worshipped by households. After breakfast, the family took all kinds of offerings and rushed to buy pigs and sheep to worship the ancestral trees. After reading the scriptures, Guan killed all the pigs, sheep and chickens to pay homage to the tree. Coat chicken blood on Gong Zu tree. When the meat is cooked, light incense, arrange eight bowls of meat and other offerings, and all the people present kneel and kowtow. Old people in the family should recite prayers to express their rewards to the public and ask their ancestors to bless them. Everyone in the family will be prosperous and have wealth. After the prayer, everyone drinks and entertains, and then goes home.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Maitreya Sacrifice to Mountain

Maitreya Sacrifice Mountain is a folk religious festival of Azhe people, a branch of Maitreya Yi people in Yunnan, which is held every year on the fourth day of the tenth lunar month. At that time, people will go to Mizhi Mountain to slaughter a yellow cow and two cocks as sacrifices to the mountain gods. When offering sacrifices, people have to burn incense and light candles, bow down and pray for the blessing of mountain gods. After the sacrifice, beef and chicken were distributed to all households.

Traditional Festival of Yi Nationality-Festival for the Elderly

The festival for the elderly is a traditional folk festival of the Yi people in Shanta and Longjie, Weishan County, Yunnan Province. It is held on New Year's Eve in December of the lunar calendar every year. Before the festival, every household should kill pigs and chickens, make glutinous rice noodles, grind bean curd, roll noodles and brew white wine. And prepare holiday food. On the day of the festival, every household is decorated with lanterns and couplets, and a pine tree with lush foliage, three or four meters high and three rows of branches is planted in the center of the yard, named "Heaven and Earth shed". Then tie it to the trunk: put pine catkins on it and insert incense sticks on it. Put a sacrificial table under the tree, put a bowl of water on the table, light a lamp as the god of heaven and earth, and then put a pig's head and cooked whole chicken as sacrifices to the god of heaven and earth.

Bai Xingnuo, a traditional festival of Yi people

Bai people's promise is a language for Yi people to worship mountain gods, and it is a strong folk festival for Yi people in Fumin area and Wuzou area of Yunnan. Divided into this period and non-recording period, it is held regularly on the 30 th night of the twelfth lunar month every year. At that time, every family would go to the mountain temple in the village to kill chickens and sacrifice, and then go back to their hometown for New Year's Eve. Miqi people think that among many gods, the mountain god is the most important one. Sacrifice to the mountain god is to pray for his blessing. The grain is abundant, the population is prosperous and the hunting is fruitful. If there are plagues and disasters in the village, there will be irregular sacrifices. At that time, the whole village will slaughter pigs and sheep for sacrifice, and some families will go to temples to make wishes and realize their wishes.

Traditional Festival of Yi People-Tool Seal Festival

Knife Festival is a festival for farmers in Fumin and Wuding counties of Yunnan Province, which is held on the last night of the twelfth lunar month every year. Some people think that all kinds of household tools serve people all the year round, which is very hard. Just as people need rest, they should also arrange rest days for various tools. During the Spring Festival, when people don't work, tools should be relaxed for a few days. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, every household should put red symbols on hoes, sickles, plows, machetes, rakes, grinders, boxes, cabinets, warehouses, hoarders, baskets, dusters, barrels and scales before they can be used. Until the fifth day of the first month, people will not start production activities and tools will be unsealed.