Sunday, November 25, 2012

Happy Hmong New Year

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Hello everyone!! I'm currently attending the Hmong New Year celebration here in Minnesota. It's a celebration every year after the day of Thanksgiving and it goes for 3 days long. It's not just within the Hmong community everyone can join and enjoy the Hmong food, dance, music, etc. Learn more about it here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_customs_and_culture. This is my outfit that I wore to the New Year. It's more of a modern look than compare to the old fashion styles. What I like about this outfit is the collar part. It has an round peter pan collar twist to it and makes the dress look more vintage-like. On a side note, the necklace piece that I am wearing is fake silver. Lets just say, "thank goodness it's fake" because if you were to wear the real silver piece it's really heavy (I mean seriously REALLY HEAVY) to the point where it can make your neck sore for a few days. I wore the real piece a few times before and I remember my neck & shoulder were so sore afterwards but it's up to you. Some people prefer to wear the real necklace piece which is fine too as long as you can bear the pain.

Traditional Modern Hmong Dress @ Flea Market
Hmong Necklace Piece @ Flea Market
Sequins Clutch from zipia.net
Korea Blue Pumps

3 comments:

  1. Loved the dress! I'll be lucky if I could buy it online. The fabric, somehow, reminds me of that of the traditional Arabic dresses.

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  2. Why is the New Year event finally and traditionally 3 days now in rhyme with NOJ PEB CAUG (Eat 30?) I'm curious as to what is traditional Hmong attire anymore? Why do many young girls no longer wear hemp pleated skirts or follow their father's clan traditional attires? Are the silvers authentic handmade by Hmong silver-smith craftsmen or has it become commercialized by the Thai to make profit? Isn't real silver suppose to be worn to reflect off wealth and evil spirits during festivals due to Hmong/Miao folklores? Are we familiar with the term "Cultural Appropriation?"

    I'm just curious and confused to why the youth no longer follow traditional customs. Please help explain.

    - 杨胡毅

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