The Torch Festival of Bai Ethnic Group,Dali

The Torch Stanza is Chinese traditional race festival that many national minorities all lead in southwest of China, the time is generally from 24th to 26th of June of the lunar calendar, Bai Nationality and Yi Nationality lead the most solemn and impressive and earnest. The Bai Nationality in the region of Dali leads June 24th, the Yi Nationality in the region of Dali leads June 25th.

In this day of festival, the Jiaoshia of each village hold a big torch, put on to write to" produce good" up," the country and people are peace"," the breeze adjusts and rain agreeable" etc. the size of the good luck language rises the baskets and the many colors flags, pin up the fruits, such as torch pear and premium...etc. and the steamed stuffed bun plain wheat rolls. Before get dark, each family supports the old and carries young to round the big torch, begging the peace.

According to the historical records, the torch stanza belongs to the fire adoration, the Torch Festival was called" the new fire Festival" in the past, because the fire is the symbol of bright, represent the ideal and hopes. It should be in the period of the ancient tribe firstly, the ancient people took to material for new fire, re- started a fire, the purpose was for driving out the old and bring in the new and letting fire put out never.