2021年12月9日 · Pov pob, which takes place at all Hmong New Year celebrations across the world, is the art of making a connection to one another through tossing a ball back and forth. The history of it, was...

During the New Year’s celebration, Hmong dress in traditional clothing and enjoy Hmong traditional foods, dance, music, bull fights, and other forms of entertainment. Hmong New Year celebrations have Hmong ethnic traditions and culture, and may also serve to educate those who have interest in Hmong tradition.

Each year, Hmong New Year celebrations continue to grow and shift with the evolving Hmong community. While many practices and customs such as clothing and ball tossing have remained, the new Hmong generation has adapted to differences in …

2011年1月1日 · In the age of Facebook, the ancient Hmong courtship ritual of pov pob — looking for true love by tossing balls with potential mates at Hmong New Year — is making a comeback. The tradition had...

Young Hmong men and women would participate... In this video, Suzanne Thao demonstrates how to make and explains what a moj pob ball is and what it is used for.

The first game we all tried was Ball Toss. Hmong people play this game at the New Year, mostly a boy and girl toss the ball to each other so they can get to know each other. Usually two people toss a ball with only one hand. The other game is called Caterpillar.

2009年1月20日 · This is pov pob, the ball-tossing game of the Hmong, a minority ethnic group in Laos. The ball-tossing game is a common activity for adolescents. Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another. The players throw a soft black ball back and forth to each other.

During the Hmong New Year celebration, the Hmong ball tossing game Pov Pob is a common activity for adolescents. Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another. Girls can ball toss with other girls or boys, but boys cannot ball toss with other boys.

2025年3月5日 · During the Tsa Hauv Toj celebration, Hmong dress in traditional clothing and enjoy Hmong traditional foods, dance, music, bull fights, and other forms of entertainment. Hmong New Year celebrations preserve Hmong ethnic traditions and culture and may also serve to educate those who are interested in Hmong tradition.

2022年6月1日 · The Hmong New Year festivity — explicitly founded on both strict and social convictions — is an “in-house” custom that happens every year in each Hmong family. The festival is to recognize the fruition of the rice-gathering season — in this way, the start of another year — so another life can start as the pattern of life proceeds.