The Torch Festival is one of the important traditional festivals of the Yi people, and has been included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative items. The Torch Festival is held from June 23 to 25 of the lunar calendar every year, lasting three days and three nights, and is known as the "Oriental Carnival". From July 28th to 30th, Xundian County held a series of folk cultural activities of the "Searching for Four Seasons · Xundian County 2024 Torch Festival".
On the evening of July 28, at the Xundian County Sports Center, the "Searching for the Four Seasons· Xundian County 2024 Torch Festival series of activities was officially opened. The party showed the colorful national culture and national customs of Xundian in a variety of performance forms, and painted a prosperous scene of unity, harmony and common development of compatriots of all ethnic groups. The audience at the scene waved the "small torch" in their hands, and cheers and applause were endless.
Tourist Gui Renying:
I'm a native of Xundian, and I'm glad to be here at the Torch Festival this time. We can see that the atmosphere of the scene is very strong, and I am especially looking forward to seeing the moment when the torches are lit tonight, and there are some snack streets outside, and some of the national performances tonight are very exciting, welcome everyone to come to my hometown of Damei Xundian, and feel such a national atmosphere.
After the party, the bonfire party officially began, and the main fire was blazing, igniting the warm atmosphere of the scene. The audience, led by the Yi compatriots, held hands and danced and cheered around the bonfire. The performance of intangible cultural heritage iron flowers was also carried out at the scene, and the fiery atmosphere infected every audience, and the scene was full of laughter.
In this event, there are more colorful ways to play, national costume parade exhibition, national unity stage performance, bonfire jumping, torch parade and other activities, in the sports center also set up a folk customs street, eating, drinking and playing, full of ethnic characteristics of the customs shop, Xundian characteristic sheep soup pot, all kinds of snacks are available, so that tourists enjoy it, deeply feel the national characteristics of Xundian.
Tourist Zhan Wanrong:
As a compatriot of the Yi ethnic group, I am very proud to be able to participate in this event. The Torch Festival is a very grand festival for our Yi people, and I would like to thank the staff and volunteers for their dedication and dedication to this event. Here I would like to invite you to have the opportunity to come to our Xundian to participate in the Torch Festival and feel the festive atmosphere.