What are the festivals of the Yi people?

List of Yi Festivals ★Yi Year The Yi Year is the annual festival of the Yi people in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. According to the Yi calendar, there are ten months in a year and thirty-six days in a month. There is no fixed date for the festival, which is usually held on an auspicious day in the first half of October in the golden fall. If the coming year is a good harvest year, then this day can continue to be used, otherwise. Otherwise, the festival is held on another auspicious day. In the morning of the festival, young people fired guns and cannons to celebrate the new year, wishing good luck to celebrate the harvest. People kill pigs to sacrifice ancestors, "welcome" ancestors home for the New Year. Middle-aged men in groups of three or five visit households to pay homage to the New Year, using different levels of yelling to call on the hosts to drink different grades of wine. If they get good wine, they will shout wildly to praise the host's generosity. Women do not go out and stay at home to entertain guests. Chinese New Year is the best time for girls and boys to socialize. Young men dressed in lace with black narrow-sleeved tunic, multi-fold wide leg pants, head wrapped several zhang long green and blue cloth, the left front tie a "hero knot", left ear wearing red and yellow ear beads decorated with red silk threads, repairing the face of the beardless, powerful and handsome. The girls wore embroidered lapel tops and long white pleated skirts with multi-layered colorful cloths, which were dignified and beautiful. They gather together, dance to music, and enjoy themselves by spinning the wheel of the "Makchou" and the "Squatting Doo" (recreational activities with ethnic characteristics). Jumping Gong Festival The Jumping Gong Festival, which lasts for three days, is a traditional festival in the villages of the Yi ethnic group in Napo County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Legend has it that in ancient times, Jiu Gong, the leader of the Yi ethnic group, led his troops on an expedition and suffered a defeat in a war. The enemy took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, so Jiu Gong had no choice but to drill into a golden bamboo forest to take refuge. The enemy with a rain of arrows shot at the forest, but the golden bamboo to form a natural barrier, can not kill, annoyed, scattered people want to bamboo march. Jiu Gong is quick-witted and lights up the bamboo leaves to confuse the enemy. The enemy mistakenly thought that Jiu Gong was practicing sorcery and retreated without a fight. Jiu Gong do not forget the golden bamboo to save their lives, the rate of the clan in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, in the center of the square planted a root and branch of the golden bamboo to commemorate. The festival has been passed down from generation to generation, forming a traditional festival of the Yi people in Napo area. At that time, people wearing specific clothing, the girl wore a short white dress, green cloth pants, playing the leg, wearing a collar earrings, waist girdle colorful belt. The young men wear four new short clothes, each collar exposed, nine young men holding a long pole (symbolizing the long grass used by the ancestors), clad in blue robes, gathered in the square. The "Shishigong" leads the crowd in sacrificing pig's head to the ancestors, and mounts a bamboo platform to officially announce the start of the Golden Bamboo Dance. The "Ma Gong Ba" - the leader of the dance - wears a white hat, a long robe, and new shoes and socks, and leads the crowd, dancing to the beat of the lusheng and gongs and drums. The dance lasts for two days, and at noon on the third day, all the men, women, and children climb to the top of the mountain and worship their ancestors once more under the auspices of the "Shigong," and then leave one by one. Flower Arrangement Festival The Flower Arrangement Festival is a traditional festival unique to the Yi people in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, held on the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar every year. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a charming Yi girl named Miyilu who could sing and dance well, and was skillful and charming on the Tanhuashan Mountain. She was shepherding sheep on the mountain and encountered a vicious jackal, which showed its hideous face and pounced on the sheep. In this critical moment, the young hunter Chao Lei Ruo arrived, killed the jackal, the danger is averted, taste Yilu affectionate hand-picked symbol of purity of the white azalea flowers offered to him. Youth and full of love will flawless flowers in the girl's head. From then on, the two fell in love, love so sincere, passionate. At that time, the county Huashan there is a ferocious Tusi (Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasty in the northwest, southwest region set up by the minority chiefs and hereditary official positions), is an extravagant guy, lied in his home to build a "heavenly fairy garden", invited the fairy weaving embroidery, and chose the most beautiful girls from all villages to serve the fairies. As a result, many unfortunate Yi girls lost their innocence and naivety. In order to get rid of the grudges, pull out the root of the trouble, in the eighth day of the second month, wearing a poisonous flower, pretending to marry with the Toji. Toji at the sight of the graceful Miyiru, happy to dance and forget. The girl took the opportunity to soak the flowers in wine, and the toast **** drink, the desultory toast immediately died, Miyilu also closed the innocent, innocent eyes. Heroic hunter Chao Lei Ruo learned that the beloved girl only into the fire pit, they hand-held bow and arrow, carrying a fast knife, rushed into the "Tianxian Garden". The horrific scene was horrifying to behold. Towards the right if holding the girl's body cried for three days and three nights, tears dried up. Flow out of a drop of blood will roam the mountains of white azalea dyed blood red. From then on, the local Yi people took the red azalea, which condenses the faithful love, as a token of love and a symbol of good luck. ★ Torch Festival The Torch Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi, Bai, Wa, Brown, Naxi and Laku ethnic groups in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. It takes place on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth lunar month. Due to differences in language and traditional customs, each ethnic group has its own different ceremonies and entertainment for the Torch Festival. There are many legends about the Torch Festival, among which the most widely spread among the Yi people is this story: long ago, there was a fierce god in the sky called Szhe Abi, who, on the order of King An Tian Guzi, often came to the earth to hand out food and money, collect rents and taxes, and extort money, which aroused the resistance of the Yi people. In order to defeat the evil god, they chose a hero named Ati Laba to fight with the evil god. Raba fought with the evil god for nine days and nine nights, and finally killed the evil god and did away with the evil for the people. The king of heaven was furious at the news, so he sent down "sky worms" to eat crops, trying to starve people to death. At this time in the Yi calendar "Hudan" season, taro potatoes, raising wheat blossoms, the baguette "back to the ground" time. The "sky bugs" ate for three days and nights, and the Yi family's crops were about to be destroyed on Dan. At this time, everyone gathered at the hilltop meeting to discuss the countermeasures of holding up torches and burning the "sky worms". So, the Yi men and women, young and old, everyone held up torches to burn "sky bugs". The torches were held for three days and three nights, and most of the "big bugs" were burned to death, protecting the crops and capturing a good harvest. A small number of "sky bugs" hid in the crops, in order to prevent them from harming the people again, every year, "Hudan" season Yi people will hold up torches. This year after year, the formation of today's Torch Festival, but also the Yi people's most solemn festival. At that time, the Yi and Bai people will hold up a torch in front of every house. In the center of the square, a pagoda-shaped fire moment is piled up. Choose a three or four feet high pine in the center, surrounded by dry wood piled up in layers into a pagoda shape, the top put a full of safflower, white cake, begonias Cuimu. In the evening, men, women and children holding large and small torches, with the sound of gongs, horns converge on the square, the tree tower lit. All of a sudden, the fire light in the sky, dry wood fire snapped, and the sound of gongs and drums, cheers into a piece, shaking the mountains. On the first day of the Torch Festival, people choose a good and long pine wood, split into thin strips, the center with flammable pine Ming, bundled into a torch. In the evening, the torches in front of each house are lit, and the torches on the second day are generally higher than those on the first day. The third day is the culmination of the festival, and the torches are tied high, large and beautifully decorated. All corners are illuminated in order to brighten up the crops, destroy pests and wish for a good harvest. People sing and dance all night long as they hold the torches high in the air. ★ February 8th Festival The eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar is the annual festival of the Yi people in the Mourning Mountains of Yunnan Province, equivalent to the Spring Festival of the Han Chinese. Before the festival, every family kills pigs and cows to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, brewing rice wine, spring poi, cooking chickens and stewing ducks to celebrate family reunions. After the meal, people walk around the village, visiting friends and relatives. In the evening, handsome young men accompanied by graceful Yi girls walked to the village square to participate in the grand "Tap Song" (also known as "Play Song", that is, mass singing and dancing activities), singing and dancing, multi-colored cloth pleated skirts swing rhythmically, silver collar flowers and yellow fireworks. In the event, the song and dance, the multi-colored cloth pleated skirt swinging rhythmically, the silver collar flower and the yellow fire reflecting each other, and the flower cloth pad on the top of the head fluttering in the wind, showing the rich national characteristics. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a wise and resourceful Yi chief, not afraid of danger, in the critical moment of heavy military pressure, led the crowd of generals around a pile of bonfires singing and dancing, gongs and drums, singing, cheering, as if a thousand troops, shocking the four directions. The enemy misjudged that the reinforcements had arrived and retreated in panic. The Yi people took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack and won the victory. From then on... The Yi family used the form of "Tap Song" to commemorate this victory. At that time, the mountainous areas of the Yi youth competition swinging, with the wild rattan in the mountains between the two mountains set up a swing, swinging from this mountain to that mountain, flying over the deep streams, men and women, young and old people come to celebrate. The girls are caught up in the crowds of spectators, looking for their favorites. The brave "swingers" are favored by the girls. Most of the activities are organized in villages. In order to ensure peace and quiet in the village during the festival, there is a "tie the road" custom, in the port of each village, with branches, stones and other roads blocked, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering. Nowadays, "Zadalu" has gradually become symbolic. ★Duyang Festival is popular in the area of Leibo County. The festival is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, and its content is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival of the Han Chinese. On the day of the festival, families hang calamus and moxa leaves in front of their doors, children wipe their faces with xionghuang wine, and young people bring zongzi, wine and emery meat to the mountain lawn to sing and dance, wrestle and race horses, and enjoy the entertainment. ★ make up the annual festival living in sichuan, yunnan, guizhou and other places of the yi people, in the new year after the lunar calendar, the tenth and eleventh day of the second month, but also have a annual festival, yi language called this festival for "hemp dragon fire". In the sacrificial activities, to sacrifice the largest scale of the dragon. Sacrifice of the dragon in two, three, April in a dragon day, to the village as a unit of each person to bring a bowl of rice, a small piece of salt, by the old man prepared incense, in the collective sacrifice under the dragon tree; Yunnan Yi is to choose the first day of the first month of the dragon sacrifice dragon, the sacrifice of the people sitting on the ground, regardless of the age of the young, the rice bring their own, the meat * * * food, a large-scale gathering. ★ "Horse Racing Festival" time is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, is the day, thousands of horses Jiangjian set together, to carry out the race, the young man tends to use this to show its swarthy, tenacious and riding, the elderly to show off their own breeding experience and superior horse training. The field is very lively as they chase each other, and at the end of the competition, the older people give the winners a prize in the form of a scarf. ★ "Mountain Festival" is generally held on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, on this day, stop working, prepare wine and food, firecrackers, a mountain festival, apparently, "Mountain Festival" is closely related to agricultural production of the festival.