The annual Yi Torch Festival is a grand celebration festival for the Yi compatriots. On July 29, it was hosted by the United Front Work Department of the Ludian County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ludian County Culture and Tourism Bureau, and the Ludian County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau; Ludian County Lehong Town People's Government undertakes; The "Ludian County 2024 Yi Torch Carnival" co-organized by Ludian County Rong Media Center, Ludian County Yi Nationality Society, and Ludian County "Three Districts" Cultural Talent Special Office was held in Dapingzi Yi Square, Xinlin Village, Lehong Town. Leaders of relevant departments of the city and county attended the event.
At 1:00 p.m., the Yi compatriots dressed in festive costumes lined up on both sides of the entrance of the village gate to wait for the arrival of the guests, and the guests who came to participate in the "Torch Festival" must drink a glass of "roadblock wine" in the horns to enter the event site, and the Yi compatriots used this way to express their enthusiasm and blessings and thanks to the guests. The horns are full of wine to welcome the guests, which is a grand ceremony for the Yi people to welcome VIPs, and it is a high-standard wine ceremony for the Yi family.
The Torch Festival is a grand gathering for the Yi family to pray for prosperity, good weather and blessings. On this day, although the sky is drizzling from time to time, but it did not affect everyone's enthusiasm at all, accompanied by melodious music and fragrant wine, the performance activities kicked off in the dance "Sing a Mountain Song to the Party", the dance "Asilisi", "Sing Kasha Shasha again", the lantern song and dance "You Chun", the solo "Dongshan Beauty", the Yi costume embroidery "My hometown is in Liangshan" and other programs won the audience's warm applause. On the day of the event, in addition to theatrical performances, there were cultural activities such as carnival and dancing for thousands of people, torch parade, bonfire party, and Yi food banquet. At the event site, the joyful crowd, fierce competition, passionate cheers, and sweet smiles were full of joy, and people were intoxicated by the rich festival.
It is understood that Dapingzi, Xinlin Village, Lehong Town, Ludian County, is a demonstration village of ethnic unity, with 193 people in 58 households of the Yi nationality. Everyone gathered in Xinlin Village to celebrate the festival, hoping to excavate, inherit and develop national culture, create a characteristic cultural service brand for public cultural services, and play a positive role in improving the level of rural cultural services. More than 10,000 people participated in this event, which allowed guests from all over the world to experience the dazzling and colorful Yi family customs, enhance the participation and interaction of the masses, and the Yi Torch Festival will radiate more dazzling brilliance after inheritance and promotion.
Source丨Ludian County Culture and Tourism Bureau Editor丨Li Dongmei Editor丨Kong Xiangshu Submission Email: [email protected]