历史渊源流长,彝族人民早期就对火充满了一种特殊的感情.在金沙江畔的凉山、乌蒙山、哀牢山等地居住的彝族,由于天气寒冷,对火的依赖性地别明显,但对火又不能加以科学的解释,因而对火产生了种种神秘和恐惧的感情.至今,彝族对火塘、锅庄石有着许多忌讳和规矩,就正是这种感情的体现.在彝家山寨,人们围着火塘吃饭,议事、生活、,可以说,火塘是彝族家庭的中心.他们围绕火塘的划分是:一般以靠家堂的一方为上方,意味着祖先的神灵所在.无论是主人,还是宾客,全都不能坐在火塘的上方,只能坐在火塘的两旁和下方. The historical origins are long and the Yi people were full of a special feeling to the fire in the early days.The Yi people living in Liangshan, Wumengshan, Ailao Mountain and other places in the banks of the Jinsha River, due to the cold weather and the fire, Obviously, but the fire can not be a scientific explanation, thus the fire produced a variety of mysterious and fear feelings so far, Yi Tong Huotang, pot stone has many taboo and rules, it is this feeling of expression in the Yi Cottage, people around the fire pond for food, discussion, life, it can be said that the fire pond is the center of the Yi family.They are divided around the fire pond: the general is to rely on the side of the house as the top, which means that the ancestors of the gods.Whether the owner , Or guests, all can not sit above the fire pond, only sitting on both sides and below the fire pond.