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Japanese: 火把節 - かはせつ
Firestick section - Kahasetsu

…The traditional festivals of the Yi people vary widely from place to place, but the basics are ancestral festivals at the time of the year and pre-celebration festivals for sowing and harvesting. The most famous of these pre-celebration festivals is the Torch Festival, which is a traditional holiday celebrated by all the Yi people. Other well-known festivals include the Maitreya Festival in Yunnan, Lunan, and the Mizhi Festival in the Weishan region.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Hibatabushi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イ族の伝統的節(祭)日は各地により千差万別であるが,その基本は年節時の祖先祭と播種,収穫の予祝祭である。この予祝祭では〈火把節(たいまつまつり)〉がもっとも有名で,イ族共同の伝統祝祭日である。また雲南の弥勒・路南や巍山地域の〈密枝節〉なども知られている。…

※「火把節」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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