tiabunna's photos with the keyword: Hmong

A traditional house in a village of the Hmong people, not far from Luang Prabang. A second (clickable) image in the PiP. HFF everyone, stay safe and best wishes for the weekend.

Fences at a Hmong traditional village in Laos, not far from Luang Prabang. HFF, everyone.

"A shaman is a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of benevolent and malevolent spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a ritual, and practices divination and healing." - Wikipedia. I was shown into a small hut in a Hmong settlement where, in the near darkness, a hooded and blindfolded figure was chanting while jigging on a plank and being slowly rotated by a helper. In front of him was a small candle with various offerings while, at the rear of the hut, a dead pig was mounted on a frame (see inset) above another flame. I took my photos and quietly made my departure so that I did not disturb them, though I would like to have known what event had brought about the ceremony.