Why do the Yi people celebrate the Year of the Yi people?

The Year of the Yi nationality is very important to the Yi people, and it is one of the more important festivals of the Yi people. The annual meeting of the Yi people lasts for three days. The first night of the Yi people's year is called "Jueluoji", and the third day is called "Kusi", "Duobo" and "Apuji" in turn. Do different things and celebrate in different ways every day.

The main way to celebrate the first day is to kill pigs to worship ancestors. Every Yi family also has the habit of raising pigs, and almost every family will raise at least one pig as food for the coming year. Killing pigs is not something one or two people can do. Many people need to work together, and almost all relatives, friends or neighbors will come to help. The scene is very lively and festive, and it is also quite spectacular. After slaughtering pork, people will use it to worship their ancestors and pray for their blessing.

Then everyone cooks a pot of delicious pork together and enjoys it with relatives and friends, which is also a symbol of wealth. However, pork is now a very common and common food, but eating it on this day of the festival still has different meanings. The next morning, people will get up and cook three bowls of fresh heart-lung soup, which the whole family can enjoy together. Adults will also take their children to sacrifice fruit trees, praying for the safety and health of adults and the healthy growth of children, which are all good wishes for the Yi people for a year.

On the third day, people will still cook a lot of delicious food. Women are busy preparing food in the kitchen, and men are responsible for receiving guests. Then the whole family will bring many gifts, mainly delicious, to visit their father-in-law's house. Yi people attach great importance to the relationship between relatives and friends, advocating harmony between relatives and friends, family harmony and friendly neighborhood relations. Yi people are a very kind people.