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  • Comment: I have been struggling to understand why this shouldn't be merged into Hmong_customs_and_culture#Hmong_New_Year or should not replace that section. I admit that I have failed, not through lack of trying. Surely it would-be more productive to discuss this on the article's talk page?
    I am wary of reviewing the draft because, if I accept it is is likely to face deletion as a WP:POVFORK, so it seems to me that AFC is probably not the place for this 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 12:01, 19 October 2023 (UTC)


Hmong New Year – Hmong Noj Peb Caug – Nkaum Tawv Qaib Lwm Sub
Hmong New Year Festivities – Hmoob Noj Peb Caug – Nkaum Tawv Qaib Lwm Sub

Hmong New Year,.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] is a festival[10] celebrated once a year after the harvest[11][12][13][14] by the Hmong Miao people. It is called Hmong Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (Hmong New Year) in the Hmong language and its origin dates back to the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)[15], so around 1,000 years ago. The celebration now takes place between September and December depending on where the Hmong live.

Hmong New Year Timing edit

In Southeast Asian countries, Hmong New Year is celebrated by harvest end dates as well as by the lunisolar calendar. The Hmong lunar calendar refers to the time when the moon changes shape by waning (Hli tas) and waxing (Hli xiab). Regarding the lunar calendar of the Hmong mountain tribes, the months always end on the 30th. This has nothing to do with the calendar of the Western world. The celebration generally takes place on the 30th of the month, it is then called Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (ultimately saying “eat 30th” in the Hmong language). This event concerns only the Hmong, H'mong, Miao and Meo peoples, not all others.

In China, some Miao called it Miao festivals and others called it Miao New Year[16][17], or Lusheng festival[18][19]. They celebrate the Hmong New Year[20][21] in the third month of winter[22]. In some provinces like Xijiang, Guizhou, and in Leishan County and Taijiang County also Kaili City they celebrate the Miao New Year at different times of the year[citation needed]. It is, generally, from the 9th month to the 11 month of the Chinese Lunar calendar that Miao, Hmong people in China celebrate the new year. Often, it lasted between five and fifteen days. In the Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Burma, Hmong people celebrate it between October and November. It depends on their crops.

In Western world, Hmong people celebrate the Hmong New Year[23][24][25][26][27][28] at the same time as Westerners celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with family and their friends.

 
Panoramic view, c. Hmong New Year Festivity Playground
 
Young Hmong people wearing colorful clothes at the Hmong New Year
 
The traditional Hmong opening party before New Year's Eve – Hmoob muab Qaib Lwm Sub Rau Hmoob Noj Peb Caug

Hmong New Year Celebration[29] edit

On the date of celebration, the Hmong customs and traditions[30] usually come first [31][32] especially in rural areas. This comes from Hmong customs and culture since their ancestors. To begin with, a ritual celebration must take place before sunset to end the current year [33].

In Laos, the Lao government calls Hmong Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (Hmong New Year) "Kin Tiang"[34] [35] instead of calling it New Year. The Hmong generally honor both their ancestors and their crops on of the Hmong New Year. It is their culture[36][37]

In Southeast Asian countries, the New Year's celebration[38] lasts generally 5 to 10 days. It depends on the Hmong population in cities where people are living. For a small village, it takes 3-5 days. Hmong New Year celebration itself consists to tossing balls, wearing colorful clothings, singing Hmong tradition poem songs. Colorful fabrics mean a lot of things in Hmong history and culture. This is very important to Hmong men and women because the New Year only comes once a year. Wearing news and colorful clothes is a hallmark sign of the Hmong New Year.

Etymology edit

Noj Tsiab Peb Caug or Noj Peb Caug means celebration on the 30th, alternatively it means New Year's Eve. Noj means "eating" and Peb Caug means "30 (thirty)". As for Xyoo Tshiab means New Year in English.

References edit

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  2. ^ "Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations". PBS NEWSHOUR. 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ "St. Paul: Annual Hmong New Year celebration begins today". TwinCities PIONEER PRESS. 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ Hao Huang. "The Hmong Ntoo Xeeb New Year Ceremony_Hmong New Year (Hmoob Noj Peb Caug)_see pages #3,4,5, /25" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Hmong New Year".
  6. ^ "Hmong New Year Festival".
  7. ^ Hmong New Year_on page#160_Hmong Culture and Traditions in the West. Christopher Thao Vang · 2016. 16 May 2016. ISBN 978-1-4766-2262-0.
  8. ^ "Happy H'Mong New Year".
  9. ^ "Le nouvel Hmong (Hmong New Year)" (in French). 19 November 2017.
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  11. ^ By Xing LI (2006). Festivals of China's Ethnic Minorities_CHAPTER 2 FESTIVAL OF PRODUCTION_starting page #026 to #031. 中信出版社. ISBN 9787508509990.
  12. ^ By Xing LI (2006). Festivals of China's Ethnic Minorities_CHAPTER 4 Festivals celebrating the Harvest_starting page #056 to #060. 中信出版社. ISBN 9787508509990.
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  15. ^ By Wei Wang, Lisong Jiang (20 July 2021). Ethnic Identity of the Kam People in Contemporary China: Government versus Local Perspectives_see page indicating POWER-MARKET-CULTURE_ under the enthusiasm for "original ecological culture". Routledge. ISBN 978-1-00-041293-2.
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  18. ^ "Miao Minority Lusheng Festival". China HIGHLIGHTS.
  19. ^ "Fête du lusheng de la minorité Miao" (in French). China HIGHLIGHTS.
  20. ^ By Xing Li (2006). Festivals of China's Ethnic Minorities_CHAPTER 2_page #018_paragraph starting by "Dancing Flower" or "Dancing on the Flower Field" to the page #020. 中信出版社. ISBN 9787508509990.
  21. ^ The Festivals of Miao Ethnic Minority. 8 February 2018.
  22. ^ Jean MOTTIN. "The History of The Hmong (Meo)_see pages#46/80_Hmong New Year in China" (PDF).
  23. ^ An Assessment of the Hmong American New Year and Its Implications for Hmong-American Culture.
  24. ^ "In the US, Hmong 'new year' recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations". TwinCities PIONEER PRESS. 25 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Hmong New Year celebration held at Sacramento's Grant High School". CBS NEWS.
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  29. ^ Hmong New Year_on page#160,161,162_Hmong Culture and Traditions in the West. Christopher Thao Vang .2016. 16 May 2016. ISBN 978-1-4766-2262-0.
  30. ^ Hmong New Year_on page#161_Hmong Culture and Traditions in the West. Christopher Thao Vang .2016. 16 May 2016. ISBN 978-1-4766-2262-0.
  31. ^ "In the US, Hmong 'new year' recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations". The Press Democrat. 25 November 2023.
  32. ^ Festivals of China's Ethnic Minorities_on page #019 and 020_Miao (Hmong) traditional culture and custom. By Xing Li. 2006. ISBN 9787508509990.
  33. ^ Hmong New Year_on page#161_Hmong Culture and Traditions in the West. Christopher Thao Vang .2016. 16 May 2016. ISBN 978-1-4766-2262-0.
  34. ^ "Laos and ethnic minority cultures: promoting heritage". Goudineau, Yves_page #161 of 263_line #7 stating:The Hmong and Kmhmu’ living on Kassak territory have official permission to organize their traditional harvest festivals, known respectively as kin Tiang and pot pi.179 Project for the Regeneration of Kassak Traditions34_Laos_GB_INT 26/06/03 10:25 Page 179.
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