Dec

vieTnam, laos, Thailand and china (Dates Vary) HMONG NEW YEAR

Hmong New Year is when Hmong people celebrate the end of the rice harvesting season and the start of a new year. Ten different dishes are prepared each day over the threeday festival, also a time when shamans invoke and honour spirits of the desceased as well as those associated with wealth and healing. Festivities include a traditional game called pov pob (tossing a cotton ball), ox fighting, topspinning contests and music performances. Young Hmong women and men also dress up, as it is an occasion for them to meet potential partners.