在傈僳族中，“刀杆节”的习惯已有数百年历史了。相传，明代外族入使云南边疆，朝廷派出兵部尚书王骥带兵前往御敌。王胜到达滇西北后，依靠当地傈僳族人民，很快就驱逐了入侵者。不久，王骥奉旨回京，二月初八在途中不幸被好臣害死。为了纪念这位反抗外校入侵的英雄人物，傈 In the Lisu tribe, “Knife Festival” habits have been hundreds of years. According to legend, the Ming Dynasty alien into the Yunnan frontier, the court sent Bingbushangshu Wang Ji troops to the enemy. After Wang Sheng arrived in northwestern Yunnan, he quickly deported the invaders by relying on the local Lisu people. Soon after, Wang Ji insisted on returning to Beijing. On the eighth day of February, he was unfortunately killed by Hsia Chen on the way. To commemorate the invasion of the foreign school against heroes, 傈