When is the Yi Torch Festival held every year? How many days does the Torch Festival last?

When is the Yi Torch Festival held every year? How many days does the Torch Festival last?
Last year, due to the epidemic, many large-scale festival activities were suspended, and the Torch Festival, a grand festival for ethnic minorities in Yunnan, was no exception. So, when is the Yi Torch Festival held every year, and how many days does the Torch Festival usually last? Are there any events this year? Let’s take a look with the editor. Fuyue is another name for the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and the dog days of summer mainly occur in this month. Chinese folk festivals include Tianfu Festival, Lotus Viewing Festival, etc. For more information about the sixth lunar month of 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website!

When is the Torch Festival of the Yi ethnic group held every year?

Chinese name: Torch Festival
Festival time: every year on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month
Popular areas: Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu
Festival activities: bullfighting, horse racing, wrestling

How big is the impact of the Yi Torch Festival?

The Torch Festival is the largest, most content-rich, most spectacular, most participated, and most ethnically distinctive festival among the many traditional festivals of the Yi ethnic group.
Liangshan is the region in the country where the Torch Festival customs are preserved most completely and in their original form.
【1】In 2006, the Liangshan Yi Torch Festival was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
【2】In 2012, it was selected as a recommended project for China to submit to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
【3】Selected as one of the “Top Ten Outstanding Cases of Integration of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism” in China in 2019.
Holding the Liangshan Yi Torch Festival is of great significance to strengthening the protection of ethnic culture, promoting the integrated development of culture and tourism, and improving the layout of the Tibetan, Qiang and Yi cultural corridor.
It is of great significance to increase the income and wealth of people of all ethnic groups, promote national unity and progress, and enhance the popularity and influence of Liangshan cultural tourism.

How many days does the Torch Festival last?

The Torch Festival usually lasts for 2 to 3 days . For example, in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, it usually lasts for 3 days, with different activities arranged every day.
You can pay attention to the local official notice for specific festival activities. Generally, there are many activities during the Torch Festival.
For example, there are torch carnival nights, bullfighting, sheep fighting, cockfighting, horse racing, wrestling, and singing and dancing performances, which are very colorful.

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