What are the activities of the Torch Festival of the Yi people?

There are fire juggling activities, wrestling activities, bonfire party, bullfighting and other activities.

Juggling fire activities: living in the Heqing, Lijiang adjoining the foothills of the five peaks of the Bai and Naxi, to the night of the Torch Festival, to organize juggling fire activities. People in the village on all the trees, tied into groups, bundles of saffron, symbolizing "safflower fire tree such as torch". When the first star appeared on the day, people dance a small lighted torch, singing and dancing, ring "saffron fire tree" singing a song.

Wrestling activities: tripping and not tripping two kinds, to fall for the loss of different villages elected the strongest and capable of wrestling competitors, the winners in addition to prizes awarded to their own villages, but also another wine, goats, cows and other food to celebrate and encourage. In addition, there are wonderful archery competitions, and the venue is always everywhere gathered many young men on horseback and wear brightly colored costumes of the Yi girls, they sing and dance, onlookers sing and sing.

Bonfire party: the night hangs low, people eat barbecue meat, and then pine branches to light a flame, hand-held torches around the run around, praying for the elimination of pests and diseases, and praying for a good harvest for many years. Enthusiastic crowd, the torch into a pile of bonfires, thousands of Yi children jumped up "big three string" dance.