How many you have to wait before you can do Soul Calling for a newly infant?
3 Days
Why are Hmong funerals lengthy?
Rituals and waiting for extended family members
Body of water near by means
protection from dragon
How often do you change the Xwb Kab?
once a year
This type of shaman uses other languages during shaman rituals and wears orange robe.
Neeb hauj sam
You would use this chicken to do soul calling for a man
Hen
Who would sit at the blessing table if the deceased is a woman?
Her brother
Why is it a bad geomancy to build or burry on the highest peak?
Bad luck and always face oppositions.
Name of Xwm Kab's partner
Nkauj Kab Yeeb
What do you call this in Hmong?
Txiab neeb
Where in the house would you do soul calling?
Front door
Which animals will lead the spirit to the land of the ancestors?
Rooster
If the right side of burial rises higher than the left side, what does this mean?
The female descendants will be more prosperous than the male.
In Hmong, the spirit of the stove
Dab qhov cub qhov txos
What is shaman sickness?
When someone is sick without unexplainable medical reasons and found out that the illness was caused by shaman spirit
In soul calling, what is the first thing you say?
To day is a good day.
What do the hemp sandals serve for the deceased spirit?
Walking in the desert
What will happen to the family if the house is build on a negative ground?
Bad luck, illnesses, not prosperous, paranormal phenomena
In Hmong, this spirit keeps evil spirits out of the house
Dab qhov rooj
In Hmong, the shaman vail is called
Thiv hau
When doing soul calling, why is it important to name all the places the person might have been to?
His/her spirit may have lost in those places
What is the third phase of a traditional Hmong funeral?
Farewell
What do you call this in Hmong?
Looj Phaj Tsom
Why are the boys' placentas buried by the main pillar of the house?
They will be the ones to carryon lineage of the family name
What are the six types of shaman?
Neeb Siv Yis, Neeb Saub, Neeb Poj Qhe