Torch Festival--- the Carnival of the Orient
Torch Festival is an important and long-standing traditional festival of the Yi people which is celebrated on 24th or 25th day of the sixth month of the Yi calendar.
memorates the legendary wrestler Atilaba, who drove away a plague of locusts using torches made from pine trees.
Origin
The most attractive activity is the Bonfire Party People singing and dancing for a whole night.
It is also a good opportunity for young men and women to meet their prospective spouses.
Various activities during Torch Festival.
Cock fighting
Bull fighting
wrestling
Dance shows
Horse racing
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