What is the origin of the Torch Festival? What is the origin of the Torch Festival

It is the legend of the Yi Torch Festival in the large and small Liangshan areas of Sichuan. Legend has it that a long, long time ago, one day, the Jade Emperor went out to Nantianmen, inadvertently looked down, and saw the spring in the world, the birds and flowers, people farming and weaving, living in harmony, that scene was better than the heavenly court. The Jade Emperor became jealous when he saw this, so he said to the Great Fire God

Go and burn the world to me! ”

When the god of fire heard this, he came to the earth and set it on fire. When he arrived in the world, he saw that the world was better than the heavenly court, and people were living happily. The Great Fire God was a kind-hearted immortal, and he couldn't bear to burn the mortal world, so he turned around and returned to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor

The world has been burned. ”

A few days later, the Jade Emperor sent the two fire gods to inspect the human world, and when the two fire gods saw the situation in the human world, they immediately returned to heaven and reported to the Jade Emperor: "The human world is still the same. The Jade Emperor was furious, beheaded the Great Fire God on the spot, and asked the Second Fire God to burn the world.

The next day, the second fire god came to the world to set fire, and when he went to the world, he saw that everywhere was so beautiful, and he couldn't bear to set fire to it with his own hands, but what should I do if the example of the fire god being beheaded because of his report was put in front? And he told the people to set fire to themselves.

How is it possible for people to burn down their own homes, which they have built with their own hands? Under the guidance of a smart man, everyone lit torches. In an instant, the torches joined together, and the earth became a sea of fire. When the Jade Emperor saw it in the Heavenly Palace, he thought that the mortal world had been burned down, so he was relieved.

The second fire god came to the world on the night of the twenty-fourth day of June in the summer calendar, and since then on this night every year, the big and small Liangshan have lit torches to commemorate, which is the origin of the local Yi torch festival.

The origin of the Torch Festival: Once upon a time, there was a strong man in the sky named Sija Abi, and on the earth there was a strong man named Athilabha, both of whom had the strength to pull up mountains. One day, Abi was going to wrestle with Athraba, but Athraba was in a hurry to go out, and when he was leaving, he asked his mother to entertain Abi with a plate of discus.

Sija Abi thought that since Atimlaba had eaten discus, he must have had a lot of strength, so he hurried away.

When Agaraba returned, he heard that Sjajaabi had just left, so he chased after him to have a wrestling match with him, and Sjayabi was thrown to his death. When the god Ntigus learned of this, he was furious and sent a large number of locusts and borers to eat the crops of the earth. On the night of the 24th day of the sixth month of the old calendar, Ataraba cut down many pine branches and wild artemisia branches and tied them into torches, and led the people to light them and go to the fields to burn insects.

Since then, the Yi people have set this day as the Torch Festival.

The legend about the Torch Festival is actually the abandonment of the original cultural form by the new cultural form after the shift from nomadism to agriculture. This legend retains the original information of the Torch Festival to the greatest extent, and it is also the one that is closest to the origin of the Torch Festival.

The proverbs of the Naxi people about the legend of the Torch Festival retain important information about the origin of the Torch Festival, and together with the records in the "Yuxi Chronicle", the "Luquan County Chronicle" and the "Dongxi County Chronicle", the stool traces provide important clues to the origin of the ** Torch Festival.

The legend of the Torch Festival in Dali and Kunming, although it covers up the ** of the Torch Festival, but its "Star Back Festival" statement also reveals the source of the Torch Festival and the profound culture.

The Yi, Naxi, and Kino ethnic groups are held on the 24th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the Bai ethnic group is held on the 25th of June, and the Lahu ethnic group is held on the 20th of June, and the festival lasts for two or three days. The Yi people believe that the torch festival is to grow ears of grain as thick as torches.

Later generations used this fire to drive away the ghosts and evil spirits in the fields at home to ensure the safety of people and animals. Nowadays, people also use gatherings as an opportunity to socialize or meet lovers, and to conduct business activities on festivals.

"Torch Festival" is also a grand festival of the Bai nationality, every year on the 25th day of June in the summer calendar, the people of the Bai nationality will hold activities to wish the harvest of grains and the prosperity of people and animals.

The origin and origin of the Torch Festival.

1. The origin and legend of the Torch Festival.

Chinese are always very curious about legends, because each legend seems to be given the shadow of a legend, which is very magical, which is as fascinating as feng shui. Different ethnic groups have different torch festival legends.

The legend of the Naxi people says that the son of the god Lao Apu was jealous of the happy life on earth, so he sent people to burn the world into a sea of fire, and then God was moved by the sensibility of human beings, so he told the people about the evil deeds of the gods, and taught them that they could avoid disasters by lighting torches at the door of their homes on June 25 every year, so the Torch Festival was born.

2. The origin of the Torch Festival is recorded.

In fact, there are special historical records in history that have recorded the Torch Festival. At that time, the Torch Festival was called a beautiful and poetic festival such as the Star Circle Festival, and it was a very romantic festival.

There is such a record in the "Yuxi Chronicle of Aurora" of the anonymous Shu Kingdom in the Five Dynasties: The Southern Zhao of the Tang Dynasty took December 16 as the Xinghui Festival, which was the day to travel to the shelter and ordered the Qingping officials to write poems, and the entire Xinghui Festival is our current Torch Festival. Later, in the "Luquan County Chronicle", it was recorded that "June 24 is the Torch Festival, also known as the Xinghui Festival", which pointed out the Torch Festival.

There are many records and legends about the origin of the Torch Festival, and the two most common ones are as follows:

1. According to legend, the heavenly Entiguz (the god of Yi mythology) sent minions to the mortal world to harm sentient beings and crops, and the people were not afraid under the leadership of Zhige Alu (the hero of Yi mythology), and burned the pests with torches on the 24th day of June in the lunar calendar, defeating the gods, so the Yi people set this day as the torch festival.

Second, in ancient times, a strong man in the sky and a strong man on the earth wrestled, the strong man in the sky was defeated by the strong man on the earth, fled to the sky in embarrassment, and pulled out in front of the god to make right and wrong, so the god of heaven indiscriminately angered the world, sent a large number of pests to the ground to trample on the crops, endangering the people, people lit torches to the field to drive out the pests, defeated the gods, this day happened to be the 24th day of June of the lunar calendar, the people of the Yi nationality set this day as the torch festival.

The customs of the Torch Festival.

1. Horse racing. Torch Festival horses usually build a large round running circle on the lawn, so that the participating riders can ride their horses and prepare them on the starting line, waiting for the order to be issued, and at the same time riding their horses to catch up, and finally the first to reach the finish line wins, and the loser is eliminated. Horse racing is not only a horsepower race, but also a comprehensive competition such as riding skills, posture, and skills.

The young men of the Yi nationality will ride horses since they were young, practice a good riding skills, and win in large-scale competitions, which is not only their own glory, but also the glory of the whole village and each family, so they are highly respected.

2. Bullfighting. The Liangshan Yi bullfighting is different from the contest between the people and the bull in the Xiban Qilu Zhongya, but the competition between the bull and the bull.

There is a customary custom in folk bullfighting: if the bull of either party is injured or killed, the other party is not responsible. However, there are exceptions, if someone engages in bullfighting without authorization in the absence of the owner of the bull and the environment of the bullring is bad, and the bull fight ** in the absence of the owner, compensation will be made according to the situation.

As soon as the bullfight is over, the people drink the winner's victory, and then other games begin. This kind of occasion is not only a place for the strong Yi boys to show their skills, but also a big classroom for Yi teenagers to carry out sports activities, hundreds of pairs of eyes are staring at the competing racers, watching them fight wits and courage, and give them warm applause for each round.