What is the festival on July 22 of the lunar calendar?

The Torch Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo, Lahu and other ethnic groups, with deep folk cultural connotations, known as the "Oriental Carnival".

Different ethnic groups hold torch festivals at different times, mostly on the 24th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and the main activities include bullfighting, sheep fighting, cock fighting, horse racing, wrestling, song and dance performances, beauty contests, etc. The festival is held on the 24th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

The Lotus Watching Festival, also known as the Lotus Birthday and Lotus Watching Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese folk festivals.

Since the lotus flowers do not open until summer, people in ancient times designated the 24th day of the sixth lunar month as the birthday of the lotus flower every year.