Hmong culture

Explore #7, Saturday February 7, 2009 Explore Front Page Another outdoor festival for the New Year took place today between the Hmong villages of Cat Cat and Sinh Chai, 3 km. from Sapa. It seems that the constant fog has just cleared up for the event when several hundreds of Hmong gathered for yet another celebration. There were many competitions in ‘tag-of-war’ between villages teams, climbing and balancing on Bamboo polls, catching the goat blind folded and the traditional race to the top…

Today, I share with you the Hmong Motifs printed pattern that I created for Mai&Co. To many, it may look like colorful geometric shapes repeated in a pattern, but at a much closer look, it’s a combination of symbolic Hmong motifs found in traditional Hmong embroidery, batik and paj ntaub. It is believed that centuries […]

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Hmong New Year

We saw these beautiful children & offered to buy then some sugar cane in exchange for a few snaps to which they were more than happy :) Next thing i knew the Vietnamese paparazzi was snapping away behind me.... don't worry, i got them on file haha.. will that one post later..

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The Hmong costume is a traditional clothing worn by the Hmong people, an ethnic group that originated from the Yangtze river basin area in southern China and now live in several countries, such as Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, the United States, and France The Hmong costume reflects the culture, history, and identity of the Hmong people, as well as their skills in weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and appliqué. The Hmong costume varies by region, clan, and occasion. #costumes

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