Field Investigation Report on “Ayimengge” Children's Day of Khampa Yi Nationality
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DOI: 10.25236/cstss.2019.020
Corresponding Author
Agemo
Abstract
Ayimengge is an ancient custom activity in the Yi area, which means the children festival or children party. It has a history of thousands of years. It is an activity that the Yi people pray for children and pin their good wishes. With the field investigation of the Yi people’s settlements in Khampa area, the Ayimengge ritual process of the Khampa people and the attitude of the Khampa people to this festival are recorded to understand the current living conditions of the folk culture of Ayimengge.
Keywords
Yi Nationality in Khampa Area, Ayimengge, folk culture, heritage