The important festival of the Lisu people's knife pole festival, why "down the fire" "on the mountain of knives"?

Behind every custom there is a heroic story or some legend, they all represent people's good wishes and blessings, and will not disappear with the passage of time, has been like faith in people's hearts. The Lisu people have an important festival called the Knife Pole Festival, in which people want to? The festival is the first of its kind in the world, and it is the first of its kind in the world. The festival is a great opportunity to honor the memory of a hero, who was born on the mountain of knives. , for the very one to honor a hero, to express their blessings.

1. Heroes are always remembered forever

The Knife-pole Festival is in honor of a general named Wang Ji, who was a military minister in the Ming Dynasty, very resourceful and brave. Legend has it that he once led his soldiers in a crusade against Luchuan and won. There, he had a good relationship with his people and actively helped them to solve their difficulties, and they all loved him very much. He also lived up to the expectations of his people and helped them to live in peace. A person who truly serves the people, the people will also remember him y. However, after General Wang returned to the imperial court, some treacherous officials were jealous of him and worried that he had too much power, so they designed to frame him, and in the end, General Wang was wrongly accused and died. The tribesmen were so sad that they decided to adopt this festival to honor General Wang.

2. To inspire people to be brave and remember the character of their benefactor

This festival was established to let people have a good character like General Wang. On the day before this festival, people would first hold ? Lower Fire Sea? , which is usually performed by men, who sing and convey blessings in the monstrous sea of fire. Then they go back to the "Upper Sword Mountain". The "Sword Mountain" event. They will use some incense sticks to form the shape of a sword pole, and then let the warriors step over it. All these activities require amazing courage, so the sincerity of the people is obvious.

This festival has been passed down to this day for the truest thoughts in the hearts of real people and the goodness they have shown for thousands of years. They don't dare to forget their ancestors, especially the people who put all they had into getting a better life for themselves. So a custom, behind a festival has its extraordinary significance, worthy of everyone to adhere to.