The Torch Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu, Hani, Pumi and other ethnic groups. The Yi, Naxi and Jinuo people hold the festival on June 24th of the lunar calendar, the Bai people hold it on June 25th, and the Lahu people hold it on June 20th. The festival lasts for two or three days.

The Yi people believe that during the Torch Festival, the ears of grain will grow as strong as torches. Later generations used this sacrificial fire to drive away ghosts and evil spirits in their homes and fields to ensure the safety of people and animals. During the festival, young men and women of all ethnic groups may light torches made of pine wood and go to the village fields to spread rosin while walking. bonfire party and party all night long. Nowadays, people also use the opportunity of gatherings to socialize or meet lovers, and carry out business activities during the festival.

Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan Province is the largest inhabited area of ??the Yi people in my country. Every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar, Liangshan Yi compatriots dress up in festive costumes, sing and dance, hold huge beauty pageants and costume, horse racing, wrestling, and archery competitions, and light torches at night to parade in the wilderness to commemorate them. The hero in my heart.