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Hmong
Courtship & Weddings
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tensions and creative energies unleashed by moving to a new land are
evident in the area of courtship and weddings. Some Hmong wish to
preserve the older ways of the ball toss, “bride capture,” dowries, and
family negotiations; others wish to modify these traditions (or abandon
them entirely) by adopting marriage customs similar of the dominant
culture, including dating or marrying outside the traditional rituals
and rules.
Hmoob kev Nkauj kev Nraug
thiab Tshoob Kos
Tsij li tuaj nyob rau ib daim av tshiab li no kev ua nkauj ua nraug, kev
ua tshoob ua kos tsim tau ntau yam kev txhawj xeeb. Ib txhia Hmoob tseem
xav khaws tej kev uas poj ua tseg yawm ua cia xws li pov pob, “zij tus
nkauj nyab”, hais nqi tshoob nqi kos, thiab nqis tsev hais nkauj nyab;
lwm cov ces ho xav hloov tej kev uas poj ua tseg yawm ua cia (los yog
cia li tsis ua hlo li lawm) es hloov los mus kom sib yuav li luag lwm
haiv neeg feem coob, nrog rau kev ua nkauj ua nraug los yog kev sib yuav
kom txhob ua raws li poj ua tseg yawm ua cia thiab tej qub kev cai. |
