The most thrilling ethnic minority festival-Lisu Knife Bar Festival

The Lisu people living in Tengchong and Longling County in Baoshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province have a rough and straightforward character. They hold a thrilling Knife Bar Festival every day on the seventh day of the second month of the lunar calendar.

On the seventh day of February, the Lisu men and women from Guyong, Ruidian, and Mingguang in Tengchong gathered together and gathered in Lunma, Danzha and other places. They washed their bodies one by one and put on new clothes. As night fell, a huge bonfire was lit in the flat ground of the village. When the bonfire burned brightly, men, women and children gathered around the bonfire and couldn't help but dance ancient folk dances. After the bonfire burned out, a red charcoal fire pond was formed on the bonfire. At this time, the first program of the Knife Bar Festival,"Going to the Sea of Fire", began. We saw strong Lisu men, barefoot and wearing yellow clothes and yellow trousers, appeared in front of people. They drank a few glasses of wine and jumped into the afterglow of 300 degrees Celsius. Suddenly, countless sparks flew everywhere, making people amazed, confused and surprised. After the performance, all the performers were safe and sound, and no one was injured by high fever.

At noon the next day, the second event of the "Knife Bar Festival","Going to the Knife Mountain", began. In front of everyone's eyes, a green beam chestnut tree about five stories high was erected. On the chestnut tree, a handle knife pointed upwards and shone with cold light, forming a 72-story knife ladder that was so high that it was intimidating. At the beginning of the Shangdao Mountain ceremony, several Lisu men ran out with heroic expressions and knelt down together in front of an ancient general (said to be Wang Jun, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty). Then they raised their glasses with both hands and chanted something. Then they drank the wine and drank it, and then they climbed up with their bare feet on the sharp edge of the knife. When they climbed the 72-story knife ladder to the top), cheers suddenly sounded from the crowd.

The heroes who reached the top lit firecrackers and declared that they had successfully climbed. They also threw small red flags in all directions, wishing the Lisu people good luck. Then, they calmly stepped on the sharp blade and stepped down one by one. When they stood safely on the lawn, people saw that they all looked calm and had no skin damage. It's confusing.