2024 Hmong New Year

[DavidFL]

Miss Hmong New Year in Laos @ Hmong New Year

The dates: 29 December 2023 - 4th January 2024.
Location: Samket village, Sikhottabong district, Vientiane capital

Some GTR threads on Hmong New Year

Hmong New Year celebrations. Phonsavan Laos.

Hmong New Year. Phonsavan Laos. I was lucky enough to be in Laos for the Hmong New Year, and one of the best towns to wittiness the celebrations, was in Phonsavan. There were a few small activities in the centre of town, but the big show was about 3 km out of town. There were a lot of bulls...

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Doi Phachi & the ex communist HQ for Phayao - Khet 7

Doi Phachi / Santisuk is an old Hmong village way up in the mountains straddling the Nan / Phayao border. Once upon a time it was the Phayao HQs of area "Khet 7" of the communist in the battle for North Thailand. Like many other remote out of the way ethnic villages in the mountains it was...

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Hmong New Year 2019 - Chiang Khong

Hmong New Year - 2016/2017 - Luang Prabang

Hmong And Sunflowers Festival

Hmong Kart Racing-Hmong New Year

Hmong New Year 2019

Hmong New Year - 2016/2017 - Luang Prabang

Hmong New Year Nong Hoi Mai Mae Khi

Hmong New Year 2020

From what I can gather around the North of Thailand, Hmong New Year 2020 should be in December around 25-26-27 ++ coinciding with the New Moon Some GTR Threads on Hmong New Year Hmong And Sunflowers Festival Hmong New Year 2019 - Chiang Khong Hmong Kart Racing-Hmong New Year Hmong New...

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[DavidFL]

Phonsavan Hmong New Year 2024
Information received from Xieng Khouang in Laos is that the 2024 Hmong New Year festival in Phonsavan will be on 13 to 17 January 2024.

Hmong New Year celebrations. Phonsavan Laos.

Hmong New Year. Phonsavan Laos. I was lucky enough to be in Laos for the Hmong New Year, and one of the best towns to wittiness the celebrations, was in Phonsavan. There were a few small activities in the centre of town, but the big show was about 3 km out of town. There were a lot of bulls...

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[DavidFL]

Thailand Hmong New Year 2024

Some info received suggests Hmong New Year will be 27-31 December.
For Christian Hmong villages it may start from 25th December until 31st December.

 

[DavidFL]

Ban Saithong a large Hmong village on R1155 has Hmong New Year from 11-16 January 2024.

See a Ban Saithong 2019 Hmong New Year Report on GTR here

Hmong New Year 2019 - Chiang Khong

A few images from the start of Hmong New Year @ Thung Sai, Chiang Khong. Some last minute info was received for this event - 45 minutes beforehand, that the governor of Chiang Rai was coming for an official opening of a large event. Thung Sai is on the Tung Na Noi road west of Chiang Khong, and...

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[DavidFL]

Hmong New Year @ Kiu Khan on R1290 is also in January.

รร.ตชด.อาชีวศึกษาเชียงราย-พะเยา · 88H7+HXG, Rim Khong, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai 57150, Thailand

★★★★☆ · School

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The same date I think, but the Hmong I spoke too, were not sure of the exact date themselves.

 

[DavidFL]

Hmong New Year @ Ban Phakdi at the foot of Phu Chi Fah is on 19-23 January 2024

Mong Cultural Center · V99X+XWP, Tap Tao, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

V99X+XWP, Tap Tao, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

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[DavidFL]

Huai Kuk is 9-10 January.

 

[DavidFL]

Phu Chi Fah is 12-13-14.

 

[DavidFL]

Nan
Maneepruek 11-15 January 2024

Pak Klang R1081 11-17 January 2024

Pa Klang Hill Tribes Development Housing · 4WPJ+27X, Pa Klang, Pua District, Nan 55120, Thailand

★★★★☆ · Tourist attraction

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Pang Kae R4017 11-16 January 2024

 

[DavidFL]

Luang Prabang Laos

From 11 — 17 January, Luang Prabang’s public festival will be held in Vang Ngern Village, about a 15 minute journey by tuk-tuk from Luang Prabang’s city centre.

Hmong New Year falls on a different date every year, depending on the lunar calendar.

Location: 19°53'39.7"N 102°10'34.1"E · Luangprabang, Laos

Source: Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre | Luang Prabang

 

[DavidFL]

15 January is the main event at Thung Na Noi, Chiangkhong.

Some pics today from the first day @ Thung Na Noi.

 

[DavidFL]

Chanat Piya UI School

Friday 12th January 20234.
With a bit of time to spare in the arvo I set off from Chiang Khong & road along R1155.
As is my usual it was a late departure, but I was in no rush & knew that eventually I would luck out in one of the Hmong villages dotted along the way on R1155.
There were lots of Hmong riding around fully dressed or in loaded pick ups.
I checked the village school playground of Ban Thai Samakkhi, but there was ot a great deal happening, being so early in the New Year.
Eventually the Singapore road turn off came & I recalled there was a largish Hmong village right there when you turn off.

Chanat Piya UI School · 2F2M+PX2, Po, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

âââââ · School

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There was a cool little party going at the school, with games for the adults & kids; but no courting ball game (yet).
A few pics then.

A bevy of the most amazing Hmong sisters I have ever seen.

 

[DavidFL]

An interesting game for the kids from 2 days ago.



And a game for the men, all good simple fun.


Unfortunately I picked up a virulent bug (sore throat & head cold) later that day coming home, & have been out of action for 2 days now, so no more Hmong New Year posts, for the time being from me.

 

[DavidFL]

With health improvement in the afternoon, I thought I'd better make an effort to see a bit more of Hmong new Year whilst the opportunity was there. Thung Na Noi was it again, being only 8 kms from home.

Today was to be the main day at TNN, but in the morning, so I missed out there.

However, there were some interesting activities going in the afternoon, that I found amusing, as did the crowd.

1. The ladies had to run with an empty bamboo water container down to the village stream, fill it up & run back up to the start / finish line.

Then there was a tug of war for the ladies.

Simple, but loads of fun for everyone!

A young Hmong gal got on stage for a few numbers to sing.

The star of the show was another popular Hmong singer who pulled all the gals in swooning.

Photo of the day goes to my Belgian buddy Michel from Chiang Khong.

I'd asked if I could take her photo & the reply was yes, but only if it was with MIchel.
She must have had her eye on him for a while, because she also insisted he put his arm around her!
What a winner we both thought.