Talk About Sichuan Liangshan Yi International Torch Festival
August 5, 2009
Time: The festival starts from the 24th day of the sixth lunar month and lasts three days and nights. The 2009 international torch festival will be hold in Xichang city of Lihangshan from Aughst 15th to 17th.
Venue: Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province
Origin: Called “Duzai” in the Yi language of Liangshan, the Torch Festival is the most important traditional holiday for the Yi people, featuring the richest contents, the most magnificent scenes, the most participants and the stongest ethnic flavor. There are many legends on the origin of the festival. One story goes that in the remote antiquity, the Yi People held torches to eliminate pests and defeat heavenly gods; and another legend notes that the Yi people held high torches to commeSichuan Torch Festival of Yi Peoplemorate brave women who resited against being grabbed away for forced marriage. Every story is interesting and moving. In a word, the Yi people regard fired as the embodiment of gods, the source of a prosperous family and the symbol of holiness and happiness.
What’s On: The large square joint performances at the opening ceremony, the Torch Carnival Nights, the ceremony for offering sacrifices to ancestors, various kinds of sports matches, folk sports activities, the bonfire evening party of a campfire, the Litang Delicacy Festival, etc. The whole celebrations will last for three days and thounsands of tourist flood into Sichuan areas to see the grand activity.
Transport: It is very convenient for tourists to fly to Xichang or Chengdu, and then change a train to Liangshan.
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