拉祜族火把节及其文化内涵

Lahu Torch Festival and its Cultural Connotation

拉祜族居住在高寒山区,对火的依赖性特别强,每年农历六月二十四日要过火把节,拉祜语称"阿个独尼"。火把节是拉祜族模仿太阳祈求丰产的行为;是拉祜族消除导致疾病和死亡,威胁一切生物的物质的或精神的有害因素的手段。

People of the Lahu nationality live in the cold highland area,which has a strong dependency upon the fire,therefore,the Torch Festival（ called by Lahu language as ＂A Ge Du Ni＂） is held in 24th June of lunar calendar every year.The Torch Festival is a behavior that the Lahu nationality imitates the sun in attempting to pray for fertility; and is also a means to eliminate the harmful factors that lead to disease and death,or threat to all living things by physical or mental ways.