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Which nationality is the Torch Festival?

Torch Festival is a traditional festival of Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo and Lahu nationalities.

Torch Festival has profound folk culture connotation and is called "Carnival of the East".

Different ethnic groups hold Torch Festivals at different times, mostly on June 24th of the lunar calendar. The main activities are bullfighting, goat shooting, cockfighting, horse racing, wrestling, song and dance performances, beauty contests and so on. In the new era, the Torch Festival has been endowed with new folk functions and produced new forms.