Torch Burning in Adu's Hometown —— Opening of Torch Festival in Butuo County

The Dolo River in the opposite direction is in full bloom.

Beautiful Liangshan flowers unbeaten

There are clouds in the fairyland.

Soma Hua xing kai fu lai

Huobayuan Township, Butuo County

I hope you can come.

Qi Xin works together to revitalize the countryside.

Walk side by side on the road to poverty alleviation

Play the harpsichord and jump on Doloho ... On July 19, the prelude of "20 18 China Butuo Yi Original Ecological Torch Festival" was opened in Butuo County Gymnasium, allowing visitors to feel the original ecological torch festival!

? Early in the morning, the Yi people in Shiliba Village dressed in festive costumes to help the old and bring the young, flocked to the National Gymnasium from all directions. Tourists from Beijing, Chengdu and other places in China, both at home and abroad, flock to watch the Torch Festival.

It is understood that Butuo is the birthplace of the torch culture of the Yi people, and is known as "the hometown of torch festival of the Yi people in China", "the hometown of Adu's high-pitched tune", "the hometown of Yi people's mouth strings", "the hometown of Yi people's silver ornaments" and "the hometown of Yi people's colorful lotus".

Butuo Torch Festival has a long history, which is the most perfect place to preserve the traditional culture of Yi people in China, and also the main collection place for China to declare the "Torch of Yi People" as a world-class intangible cultural heritage. Yidu's unique culture centered on the Torch Festival and the Year of the Yi people is relatively complete among the people, and ethnic cultures such as Kouxian, Doloho, Silver Jewelry and Adu Gaoqiang are well-known as national and provincial intangible cultural heritages. On-site 144 1 person jumped Doloho, and ten thousand people set a world record for pholiota adiposa's intangible cultural heritage.

Butuo Torch Festival is held on July 20th of the Gregorian calendar every year to celebrate three days and three nights. It is deeply loved by everyone for its colorful activities, rich folk customs and distinctive local characteristics.

Torch Festival custom

? On the first day of the Torch Festival, every household was busy cleaning houses and cooking utensils, killing pigs and chickens, and offering sacrifices to ancestors with livestock meat and buckwheat. At night, a lighting ceremony was held, and every household lit torches and prayed around Pot Village to avoid disasters and pray for a bumper harvest.

During the festival, there will also be a beauty pageant lasting for thousands of years (taking the village as a unit, the most beautiful soma flower will be selected among girls and the most handsome eagle will be selected among boys), national sports competitions, bullfighting, sheep fighting, cockfighting and horse racing.

According to the introduction of the Torch Festival Organizing Committee, in order to vigorously carry forward the excellent national traditional culture, thoroughly implement the global tourism strategy, accelerate the development of the primary tourism industry, accelerate the formation of a new pattern of poverty alleviation and coordinated economic and social development driven by tourism, highlight the orientation of "advocating new styles and being grateful for progress", and actively create a strong atmosphere of national unity and progress by holding the Torch Festival of "Torch Hometown, Burning Love for Adu", which further strengthened the confidence and determination of the people in the county to get rid of poverty and run a well-off society.

It is understood that this Torch Festival takes "Torch Hometown Burning Adu" as the theme, highlighting Butuo's ethnic customs with strong local characteristics represented by Torch Festival culture. 2065438+08 Nine activities will be held during the Torch Festival from July 20th to 22nd.

The activities are arranged as follows:

(1) Thousands of Doloho performances: July 19, 09: 00-1:00, held at Torch Square in the county.

(2) Torch Festival Ceremony: July1915: 00-15: 30, held in Mugejiao, Shaluo Township.

(3) The Torch Hometown Burning Adu-Torch Festival Opening Ceremony and Cultural Performance: July 20th, 09: 00-1:00, held in the county torch square.

(4) Traditional beauty pageant of Torch Festival, Doloho and Adou Tenor Contest: July 20th 12 :00- 17:30 in Torch Square, the county seat.

(5) Poverty alleviation cooperation meeting: held at the county convention center on July 20th 15:00- 17:30.

(6) "Dugra"-Torch Carnival Night (Torch Parade, Bonfire Dance): July 2020: 30-23:00, held in the county torch square.

(VII) Torch Festival traditional folk sports activities

1. Main venue of the county seat: July 2 1, 09:00- 18:00, held in the torch square of the county seat.

2. Sub-venue: July 22nd, 09:00- 18:00.

Venue: Torch Square in Tuohujue Town (Tuohujue area), Huoshabi Torch Square in Oriping Township (Yimou area), Huomu Aijin Torch Square in Hejing Township (Communication River area) and Makabo Torch Square in Buluo Township (Xixihe area).

(8) "Adou Flavor"-Butuo Yi Special Food Culture Festival: July19-July 22nd, held in the designated restaurant in the county.

(9) "Colorful Cloth Drag"-Photography Exhibition and Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition: held in the county library and cultural center from July/KLOC-0 to September-30.