What are the traditional festivals of Yi people?

Yi nationality is one of the most populous nationalities in China, mainly distributed in Yunnan and Sichuan. Yi people are good at dancing, and there are various traditional tunes among the people. Whether it is a happy event or a funeral, Yi people should entertain themselves with their own songs and dances.

So, what are the traditional festivals of the Yi people? Let's take a look at it next!

What are the traditional festivals of Yi people?

February 8(th)

The eighth day of the second lunar month is an annual festival of Weishan Yi people, which is grand and warm. Every village has to hold activities, among which "gateway" and "offering sacrifices to Miku" are the same activities. On this day, all villages have to cut off some branches to block the entrance to the village, and outsiders are not allowed to enter the village. The activities of offering sacrifices to Miku are held within ethnic groups, and women are not allowed to participate. During the activity, people all speak Yi language, but don't speak Chinese. The activity is called "Dimai" followed by "Dense Dead Tree", and then the activity of offering sacrifices to Dense Dead Tree is held, and Abi (a Yi religious figure), the boy and the able-bodied man keep the Dense Dead Tree for three days and three nights. Playing songs is an essential activity in each village.

Why do Yi people hold such grand and enthusiastic activities on the eighth day of the second lunar month? Legend has it that there was a kind-hearted and helpful old man named Miku in Yi Nationality Village, Weishan, who lived in a shack one mile away from the stockade. At noon on the eighth day of February one year, all the young and strong laborers went to work in the fields, leaving only some women, children and old people in the stockade. Miku suddenly found two hungry tigers coming at the stockade, and both the old man and the children were in danger. At this critical juncture, Miku ignored his own danger and shouted "Run, children!" "While cutting down branches and thorns on the roadside with a machete that you carry with you, you can block the road and delay the tiger's entry into the village. When you are exhausted, you will not hesitate to meet the tiger and stand under the big green tree, leading the hungry tiger to your side. People came from all directions, the tiger was killed, the villagers were saved, but the old man fell in a pool of blood. People buried the bones of the dead old man under the big green tree with deep feelings. From then on, the Yi people called Daqingshu a "dead tree", and the "dead tree" became the incarnation of the old man. The custom of the Yi people celebrating February 8th has been passed down from generation to generation. On March 27th, 2007 (the ninth day of the second lunar month), the 12th collaboration conference on Yi ancient books in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi was held in Weishan. The meeting decided that February 8th of the lunar calendar is the main memorial day for the Yi people in China.

Mishi steet

Miss is a tree god. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the whole village will kill pigs to worship the tree god. Pray for tree gods to bless and eliminate disasters, and bless the whole village to prosper people and animals and harvest crops.