When is the Torch Festival in 2022?

We have a small holiday every year, which is a solar term celebrated all over the country. There are also some traditional festivals of ethnic minorities, which are only celebrated by people in ethnic minority areas, such as the Torch Festival of ethnic minorities such as March 3 in Zhuang areas of Guangxi, and the Torch Festival of Yi people in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan. During the Torch Festival, there are usually seven days in the local area, which is still a long holiday. So when is the Torch Festival in 2022?

1, when is the Torch Festival in 2022? Torch Festival in 2022 is on July 22nd, 2022, and on Friday, June 24th of the lunar calendar. Torch Festival is mainly a traditional festival of Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo and Lahu nationalities in Yunnan and Guizhou. The time of Torch Festival varies from nation to nation. For example, the Yi, Naxi and Jinuo nationalities are on June 24th, the Bai nationality is on June 25th, and the Lahu nationality is on June 20th. The whole festival lasts two or three days. During the festival, people will light torches and hold bullfighting, horse racing and wrestling.

2. Is Torch Festival a holiday? Torch Festival is not a national statutory holiday, so there will be no national holiday. However, there will be festivals to celebrate the Torch Festival in ethnic minority areas, mainly in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, where Yi and Bai people live in concentrated communities. For example, Liangshan, Xichang, Sichuan will arrange holidays during the Torch Festival, usually seven days.

3. What are the traditional activities of Torch Festival? On Torch Festival, every village will light a fire several feet high. When lit, the flame rises like a rolling dragon. During the day, boys cut wood to make torches, and girls pick flowers to make dyes. At night, people from every household hold torches around the big fire, and the stars arch the moon, singing and dancing all night. Usually, people organize horse racing, wrestling and bullfighting to celebrate this festival. Of course, this is also a good opportunity to express love to the person you like.

On the Torch Festival, men and women waved torches. When they meet people, they will grab a handful of rosin from the bag and spray it on the torch. The flame exploded, giving off a strong pine fragrance. At this point, the flame flicked to the other side to show respect and blessing, hoping to eliminate bad luck and bring good luck. They will also go to the fields and wave rosin torches at crops, hoping to eliminate pests and ensure a bumper harvest.