Who are the ancestors of the Yi people?

The ancestors of Yi people are ancient Qiang people.

There are different opinions on the origin of the Yi people, but according to the historical records of the Chinese and Yi languages, the ancestors of the Yi people are closely related to the ancient Qiang people distributed in the west. The Yi people mainly originated from the ancient Qiang people, so the ancestors of the Yi people are the ancient Qiang people. Yi nationality is the sixth largest minority in China, and its national language is Yi language, which belongs to the Yi branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family.

There are six major dialects in North China, East China, South China, Southeast China, West China and Central China, including five sub-dialects and 25 dialects. Yi people are mainly distributed between the plateaus and coastal hills in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces, and mainly gather in Chuxiong, Honghe, Liangshan, Bijie, Liupanshui and Anshun. Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is the largest Yi inhabited area in China.

Yi people's festival customs

1, Yi Year: Yi Year is a grand traditional festival of the Yi people in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, which is called "Kush" in Yi language. October to the middle and late November of the lunar calendar is a good day to celebrate the China New Year.

2. Torch Festival: It is a traditional festival of Yi people. The date is June 24 of the lunar calendar every year, lasting for three days. During the festival, people dressed in costumes gather on the flat dam or gentle slope near the village, singing, dancing, horse racing, bullfighting, sheep shooting, wrestling, beauty contests and so on. The activities are colorful and lively.

In addition, the Yi people in western Guizhou and eastern Yunnan will celebrate the Mountain Festival on the third day of the third lunar month. The Yi people in Shiping, Yuanyang and Weishan in Yunnan have to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival twice a year. The first time in February in the summer calendar is the dragon day, and the second time before the autumn harvest is called "rewarding the dragon", which means thanking the dragon for the rain and dew. The Yi people in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province hold the Flower Arrangement Festival every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month to wish happiness, well-being, prosperity of six animals and abundant crops.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yi people.