Xichang 2023 Torch Festival location: Xichang City, South Sanqokou Road, Xichang City, Chunxi Avenue, Hainan Street Office, Ruchi Geze Village, Siho Township.
1, Xichang City, South Sanqokou Road
Xichang City, South Sanqokou Road is the main venue, the venue of the Torch Plaza is located in the center of the city of Xichang, the activities: the opening ceremony, a large-scale thematic arts and cultural performances, the lighting ceremony, the bonfire dada body dance, torch parade carnival, etc..
2, Xichang City, Chunqi Avenue
Xichang City, Chunqi Avenue is the city venue, held a cool summer burning torch Chunqi Avenue torch carnival experience activities, activities: torch parade, bonfire party.
3, Hainan Street Office Ruchi Gezhe Village
Hainan Street Office Ruchi Gezhe Village is the venue, held a star fall on earth fire dance Yi Zhai original ecological torch carnival experience activities, activities include: song and dance performances, ignition ceremonies, up to the body dance carnival.
4. Siho Township
Siho Township is the branch venue, holding the never-ending torch festival original ecological carnival experience activities, activities include: opening activities, da body dance bonfire carnival.
Torch Festival time
Yi, Naxi, Jinuo in the lunar calendar June 24 held in June, the Bai people in June 25 held in June, Lahu in June 20 held in June, the festival period of two or three days. The Yi believe that the torch festival is to grow the ears of grain as thick as a torch. Later generations used this festival to drive away the ghosts and evil spirits in the fields to keep people and animals safe. Nowadays, people also take advantage of the gathering to socialize or meet lovers, and carry out trade and commerce activities during the festival.
"Torch Festival" is also a grand festival of the Bai people, every year on the 25th day of the sixth month of the summer calendar, the Bai people will be held to wish for a bumper harvest, people and animals thrive.
Nantong, Jiangsu Province, is the only Han area where the torch festival is held. On the winter solstice every year, strong men in the area hold a large torch made of rice stalks, pour oil in front of and behind the house, and circle the fields a few times to pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Torch Festival