Fire worshipping festival marked in Yunnan-Traditional custom-Yi People's website

A young man get himself painted in preparation for local Yi people's annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Marc

The "god "of fire is carried into the venue of local Yi people's annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 11

A young boy of Yi ethnic group prepare to join the annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 11, 2016. (Xinhu

People of Yi ethnic group present their ancestors' way to start a hand drill fire during the annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China

Men of Yi ethnic group ride dummy horses beside a bonfire during the annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Marc

Men of Yi ethnic group ride dummy horses beside a bonfire during the annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 11, 2016. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

A man of Yi ethnic group jumps over a bonfire to drive out ill fortune during the annual fire worshipping festival, which falls on the third day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar at Xiyi Township under Mile City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 11, 2016. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)