The soul-sending ceremony mentioned in this cartoon is a ceremony to transcend the soul.
However, the Yi people in China do have this kind of ceremony. It is a belief and custom.
The ritual of sending spirits back to their ancestors, "Nimtsobi", once widely existed in the folk life traditions of the Yi people in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi. However, due to the influence of various factors, now only the Liangshan Yi people The area is relatively completely preserved. It is the eternal "spiritual schema" of the Yi people, the only ethnic memory and historical accumulation of the Yi people, and a rare "living fossil" of human intangible culture. It has certain Protection value.
The "Nimtsobi" of the Liangshan Yi people is a long-standing sacrificial ritual in the Yi religion. Through the activities of "Nimtsobi" to redeem the dead, the religious concepts of the Yi people are fully expressed. and beliefs and customs.