Bai Yi New Year 火把节

Saturday, 20. July 2024 until Monday, 22. July 2024 in 文山州富宁县木阳乡木香村 Muxiang Village, Muyang, Funing county, Wenshan

The Yi of Funing celebrate their New Year, also referred to as the Torch Festival, earlier than the Yi in other parts of the province. With many of the younger generation now working away the three day event is now partly a kids dressing up party and an elders palaver.

Festival held according to lunar calendar on 农历6月15.