Torch Festival of the Yi  

彝族“火把节”(英文)

作　　者：江凌 江宏景 杨文斌 卓雅慧 

出　　处：《China's Ethnic Groups》2016年第2期66-71,共6页中国民族（英文版）

摘　　要：For three to five days each year, a traditional Water- Splashing Festival is celebrated by Dai, Achang, Deang, Blang and Va nationalities. It is generally held in mid- April on the solar calendar, June on the Dai Calendar, which is not only auspicious but gives the weather a chance to warm up since the festivities involve people splashing, dumping, pouring and tossing massive quantities of water onto each other. Water is the symbol of the festival and also its means for bringing blessings and warding off ill fortune and disease.The annual Torch Festival,a Yi nationality tradition,has a long history among the linguistic branch of Yi such as Naxi,Hani,Lisu,Lahu and Jino.The festival has been celebrated since Han and Tang dynasties.Generally held during 24-26th days of the sixth lunar month,it features a night procession in the wilderness with lit torches.About a dozen Torch Festival legends exist,the most popular connected with the hero Zhaka,

关 键 词：傣族 水 庆祝活动 阿昌族 德昂族 日历 倾倒 

分 类 号：K892.1[历史地理—民俗学]