Hmong ball tossing game - pov pob

Hmong ball tossing game (pov pob) during the New Year in Ban Poei, Nan province (northern Thailand)

During the Hmong New Year celebration, the Hmong ball tossing game pov pob is a common activity for adolescents. Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another. Girls can ball toss with other girls or boys, but boys cannot ball toss with other boys. It is also taboo to toss the ball to someone of the same clan. The pairs toss a cloth ball back and forth, until one member drops the ball. If a player drops or misses the ball, an ornament or item is given to the opposite player in the pair. Ornaments are recovered by singing love songs (hais kwv txhiaj) to the opposite player.
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Jeu de balle hmong durant le Nouvel An, a Ban Poei, province de Nan, Thailande du Nord.

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