Located in the city of Chuxiong, Yunnan Province, the ancient town of Yi people is a characteristic town with ancient architecture as the platform, Yi culture as the "soul", and a set of cultural scenic spots, tourism distribution center, and a city meeting hall. It's the winter solstice, when people from all over the world gather here to celebrate the Yi year.
Yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, accompanied by the Yi Bimo chanting blessings, the Yi New Year's Eve party in Chuxiong City, the Yi People's Ancient Town kicked off.
From yesterday afternoon, the Yi New Year celebration performances, dragon and lion drums to welcome the guests, thousands of people long street feast, beer music festival, fire festival ceremony, bonfire party and other exciting activities have been carried out one after another, overbearing wine songs, cheerful three-stringed dance, gorgeous Yi embroidery costumes for the public, tourists, has brought a rich ethnic culture audio-visual feast.
1. Passing the mountain horn, stopping the door wine, dragon, lion and waist drums to welcome guests
On the day of the Yi Year, the Yi Ancient Town will organize a dragon and lion dance team and a waist drum team to perform, and put on the highest rituals of the Yi family to receive VIP guests - passing the mountain horn, stopping the door wine, and the big knife dance, so that tourists from all directions can experience the fire-like enthusiasm of the children of the Yi family.
2. Yi Year Celebration Show
Chuxiong is a good place with rich Yi culture and colorful mountains and rivers. The Yi people are a people who come from the ancient times, sincere and enthusiastic, a people who are endless and tigerish. Once a year, the Yi compatriots will offer a cultural performance full of Yi flavor and characteristics for the guests from all directions, and the enthusiasm and joy of the Yi people will be passed on to everyone in the songs and dances.
3. "Thousands of People Feast on Yi Nationality Year"
"A old cousin, drink wine, a cousin, drink wine, drink what you like, don't like to drink, no matter if you like it or not, you have to drink it ....... "On the day of the Yi Year, the hospitable children of the Yi family set up a family feast, served delicious delicacies, and honored the guests from afar. Hundreds of tables of exquisite Yi cuisine set into a long line, guests sitting on the pine hair mat to taste the Yi specialties, enjoy the Yi feast songs and dances, experience the Yi domineering toasting song.
4. Fire Ceremony & Dali Beer Music Festival
The Yi people worship fire, the fire ceremony is the highlight of the Yi year, divided into three parts: invitation to the fire, praise the fire, and sacrifice the fire. After the grand sacrificial ceremony, there are a series of folk ritual activities such as "Dagger Dance", "Suni Dance", and the Yi Han drilling for fire to pray for the prosperity of the six animals, the abundance of grains, and the safety of the family, which reflects the Yi people's respect for the laws of nature, The pursuit of a happy life is the best wish of the Yi people.
After the Fire Ceremony, Dali Beer Music Festival will be "bursting" on the scene. The Dali Beer Festival is a great opportunity for people who have traveled a long way to get to know Dali, and it's a great opportunity for people to get to know Dali through the music and the wine.
5. Yi Folk Culture Series
The Yi people have a long history and culture. During the Year of the Yi, the Yi Ancient Town will show visitors the intangible cultural heritage of the Yi embroidery, palm weaving, scented sacs, the production of the big three strings, sugar blowing and other intangible cultural heritage skills, so that these ethnic skills can be carried forward and inherited.
The Year of the Yi is not only a national festival in which people have fun, but also a characteristic symbol of the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It carries a strong cultural and historical heritage, and constantly transmits to people the message of national unity, *** with the prosperity and development of the times, we have to have a good Yi Year at the same time, enhance the sense of identity, sense of belonging, sense of responsibility for the Chinese nation as a family!