What are the customs of the Yi people?

It is a traditional festival of the Yi people, and the date is June 24th of the lunar calendar every year, which lasts for three days. During the festival, people dressed in costumes gather on the flat dam or gentle slope near the village, singing, dancing, horse racing, bullfighting, sheep shooting, wrestling, beauty contests and so on. The activities are colorful and lively. In the morning, people will sacrifice to their ancestors; At night, you should bring a torch around the crops, which means burning pests and praying for a good harvest.

2. Yi Year

The Year of the Yi Nationality is a grand traditional festival of the Yi nationality in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, which is called "Kush" in Yi language. October to the middle and late November of the lunar calendar is a good day to celebrate the China New Year.

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Before the founding of New China, the Yi people had many branches due to different regions and dialects, and had many different appellations and self-descriptions. The main appellations are Yi, Hei Yi, Bai Yi, Hong Yi, Gan Yi, Huayao and Micha.

Among the main self-names, Zhaotong, Wuding, Luquan, Maitreya and Shiping in Yunnan, and the Yi people in Liangshan and Xiaoliangshan in Sichuan call themselves Sunuo, Nasu and Niesu, accounting for about 1/2 of the total population.

Yi people in Ailao Mountain, Wuliangshan, Kaiyuan, Wenshan and Maguan in Yunnan call themselves Misa (Po), Lasu (Po), Prapo and Nipu. The Yi people in Guizhou call themselves Na, Nuo and Nie.