1. The formation of the customs and legends of Torch Festival is related to the original worship of Yi ethnic groups with the same ethnic origin, especially the belief in fire. In the Torch Festival activities of Yi ethnic groups in southwest China, the folk functions of fumigating fields with fire, eliminating epidemics, killing insects and protecting seedlings, urging seedlings to sprout, praying for a good harvest, attracting light and welcoming Furui are still maintained, and the folk psychology and belief concepts in the period are as follows.
2. During the formation and evolution of the legend of Torch Festival, we can see different levels of historical accumulation, which is in step with the long-term development of this festival in southwest China. The legend of Torch Festival has been constantly evolving in its long-term circulation, even affecting the festivals and customs in some areas, so that the original ecological "sacrificial" Torch Festival is also attached with the derivative meaning of "commemorative festival";
3. Torch Festival also has a poetic name, named Star Festival. In the Five Dynasties, the book "Yuxi Bian Shi Zhen Dan" written by the anonymous family of Shu recorded that Nanzhao (the ruler of Nanzhao) in the Tang Dynasty took December 16 as the star festival, and it was a day to swim in the typhoon shelter and ordered Qing Pingguan to compose poems.
The word "Star Return" is recorded in the Book of Rites, Moon Order, and the Moon in the Winter: "It is a month, and the day is poorer than the second, and the month is poorer than the discipline. The star returns to the sky, and the number will end. Years old and make a new start. " Kong Yingda explained: "It is said that twenty-eight nights go with the sky. Although there is a turn every day, it is different in the morning and evening. As for this month, it is similar to last year's winter and winter, so Yunxing returns to the sky." The word "Star Back" comes from confession, that is, xinl (firewood) huix (fire).