2025 Hmong New Year

[DavidFL]

The lunar calendar indicates the new moon is 30th December 2024, so we should start to see banners popping up now for Hmong New Year 2025.
Keep an eye out for them & share the info if you can.

See
for info on Hmong New Year out in Mae Fal Luang district after Thoed Thai.

Thoed Thai - Mae Fah Luang New Year Festivals

Thoed Thai - Mae Fah Luang New Year Festivals The Thoed Thai - Mae Fal Luang area is arguably the most remote corner of North Thailand. It is rich in cultural diversity with multiple ethnic groups and a past history of opium fields and complicated underground drug dealing from across the border...

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[DavidFL]

In Chiang Khong city the Hmong vendors are out in force selling new year costumes for the forth coming Hmong New Year.

Starting from 30 December they say.

Lapadee just below Phu Chi Fah has a big one on 4th January 2025 they say.

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]

Some Hmong New Year reports on GTR

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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Luang Prabang to Nong Khiew via Pak Xeng and Sam Soun.

Luang Prabang to Nong Khiew via Pak Xeng and Sam Soun. This was a great 210km ride, with 90kms being tarmac, and the rest an easy 120kms on the dirt, which winds it way through some of the best landscape in Laos, with plenty of friendly villages, and amazing ridge top scenery. The way. Head...

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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 communists 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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2024 Hmong New Year

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...

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Miss Hmong New Year Laos.

 

[DavidFL]

Spotted today

7-11 January 2025 Huai Lang / Laeng has a big Hmong New Year party on.

This will be well worth checking out if you're interested in ethnic culture and festivals at all.

There are two Huai Lang / Laeng villages.
One on the mountain top by the Royal Project, and one in the valley at the bottom
The massive village at the bottom is here.

คริสตจักรบ้านห้วยแล้ง · 2FGJ+42F, Tha Kham, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

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The one of the mountain top, is further up the "same road."

ดอยผากลอง · 2C6H+QQ4, Po, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

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Huai Lang / Laeng Another Steepest Road - Wiang Kaen / Chiang Khong

The border roads south of Chiang Khong take you up some exhilarating climbs. There is Pha Tang Phu Chi Fah The Big Dipper The Lao U road and then there is the Huai Lang road that goes to a mountain top royal project. Huai Lang has cracked a mention on GTR before in Ian's report here Chiang...

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[DavidFL]

A quiet Hmong New Year for me, as I prefer not to ride and travel too much over the "western new year."
Thung Phattana is a Hmong village just 5 km around the corner from my house in Chiang Khong city.

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It was a low-key event at Thung Phattana.

A popular male Hmong guy got up to sing with a few mature ladies being the backing dancers.

The males had energetic top spinning contest.

Team green made an appearance.

Steve was impressed by the toddler on the back of bike.

The police made an appearance to thank the locals for staying home in the village and not having drunken young Hmong guys racing around on their bikes getting in crashes.

 

[DavidFL]

Saithong Hmong New Year.
Friday 3rd January 2025.

A mate riding on R1155 sends me a message - you better get out to Saithong today. It's really rocking here.

Ban Srai Thong School · XF62+3W8, Po, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai 57310, Thailand

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Jason Unk & I head off for a meander and a look.

We were not disappointed by the beauties and friendliness of everyone participating.

Impressed with the multiple high heels worn, I bravely asked this young gal where she bought her high heels from.
Oh, from Lazada 259 baht.

Some Akhas from down the road on R1155 came to put on a dance performance, keeping the ethnic community spirit alive.