Observe Lao Hmong Ñultural Ñeremonies

Lao Hmong Culture
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Lao Hmong Culture
The cultural ceremonies of the Hmong communities tend to be quite different from those of other communities in the United States in particular. The group living in the U.S. tends to perform a number of cultural ceremonies during the year that range from religion, traditions among others. In terms of religion, the community has great emphasis and importance of the relationship between them and other objects in the world. Some of the cultural beliefs that these community has is that they believe in animals and also think that objects and individuals in the world have multiple souls in them. Moreover, they also believe in wild spirits and it is regarded to be a curse when an individual offends a spirit. The consequences might be in form of curses or illness to the person. Therefore, the wild spirits are highly respected among this community.
The community also holds ceremonies in respect to animals as a sign of worship of the animals. They believe in animals and the environment. In addition, they also worship their ancestors through which they communicate to them via the sprits. The community holds ceremonies in which idol curves of animals are worshiped and treated as gods to the community. However, some of the members of the community have been converted to Christianity due to the many controversies and questions that ha...