What festival is July 22nd?

On July 22nd, 2022, there were Torch Festival and Lotus Watching Festival.

Torch Festival is a traditional festival of Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo, Lahu and other ethnic groups, which has profound folk culture connotation and is called "Carnival of the East".

Different ethnic groups hold Torch Festivals at different times, mostly on June 24th of the lunar calendar. The main activities are bullfighting, goat shooting, cockfighting, horse racing, wrestling, song and dance performances, beauty contests and so on.

Lotus Watching Festival, also known as Lotus Birthday and Lotus Watching Festival, is one of the traditional folk festivals in China.

Since the lotus will not bloom until summer, people in ancient times designated June 24th of the lunar calendar as the birthday of the lotus.