Introduction of Torch Festival Customs

1. The main activities of the Torch Festival include bullfighting, sheep fighting, cockfighting, horse racing, wrestling, song and dance performances and beauty contests. In the new era, Torch Festival has been endowed with new folk functions. People use the opportunity of parties to socialize or meet lovers, and conduct business activities on festivals.

2. In the Yi area, the worship and sacrifice of fire is very common. On the first day of the first month, on June 24th, a housewife chose the fattest piece of meat and threw it into a burning fire pit, praying for Vulcan to bless peace. In Yongren County, Yi people also offer sacrifices to fire on the second or third day of the first month, which is called Vulcan. Liangshan Yi people regard the fire pit as a sacred place where Vulcan lives, and it is forbidden to touch and cross it.