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Published on Apr 05, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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  • My name is Daisy Yang
  • My culture is Hmong
  • Topics that will be talked about:
  • Food, marriage, funeral, music, and family life

FOOD

  • Hmong people always eat rice with all their meal
  • One of the noddle soup we eat is called pho
  • The main meat we eat are chicken, pork, and beef
  • Pepper is also one thing we like to eat
  • Eggrolls are usually eaten on special holidays

MARRIAGE

  • The man would talk to his family about getting married
  • He and family will go to bride's house
  • Offer money to bride's parents
  • Wedding will lasted to about 3 days
  • Bride will go and live with the husband's family

FUNERALS

  • Can last to about 3-12 days
  • The qeej(reed pipe) is performed throughout the ceremony
  • It's taboo to show distress, ceremony is about the rebirth of a soul
  • A number of oxen are sacrificed for the burial
  • Females would have a torch and guide the spirit to their burial site
Photo by Werner Kunz

MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT

  • Kwv txhiaj(storytelling song) are sang by both men and women
  • Raj(wind instrument) are commonly use to express feelings for one another
  • Nplooj(leaf) are use back in the war for secret messages and signals
  • Traditionally, Hmong couples would throw a ball to each other for fun
  • Hmong people would go to the Hmong new year to find love