Why Hmong people wear silver?

[lifemystery]

Long ago, Hmong people have "love festival" where young men and young women go to find husbands and wives.
During the festival, Poj Ntxoog (the unseen/spirits) also come to find wives and husbands...
Poj Ntxoog would attend the festival. The handsome ones and the beautiful ones would often die after the festival because
Poj Ntxoog would take them to be their men and women.

Hmong people decided to wear silvers all over their body and clothes.
Another year later, Hmong people again celebrate the annual "love festival."
Poj Ntxoog would come out to find husbands and wives, but as they came, they did not find any
handsome or beautiful ones. Poj Ntxoog came, but only saw the old elderly folks.

People could see the handsome and the beautiful women and men playing and singing, but
Poj Ntxoog couldn't see them at all.

The silver "ci" or blinded the eyes of Poj Ntxoog. This is why, Hmong people wear silver, as a way to
make themselves invisible from the eyes of Poj Ntxoog.

[C@$H]

Silver is consider as nyiaj...the more you have, the more selections or attractions of a spouse you can get.

[primetime]

Interesting.

[thehotone]

  intresting!

But do you know what is the importance of giving a baby a gold necklace to wear after they are born?

[Gutts]

And some Hmong think that carrying around a lot of bling is a black thing.

[2Wicked]

is this a made up story?  pretty intriguing though. 

[primetime]

  intresting!

But do you know what is the importance of giving a baby a gold necklace to wear after they are born?

What?

And some Hmong think that carrying around a lot of bling is a black thing.

 is this a made up story?  pretty intriguing though. 

I'm wondering too?

[FLASH]

And some Hmong think that carrying around a lot of bling is a black thing.

[autumnbreeze]

I've never heard of this story before. Was it made up?

I thought Hmong people wear silver and gold because they represent richness, signify beauty, and they have high values.

[Tajo]

Really? 

[Amara]

Long ago, Hmong people have "love festival" where young men and young women go to find husbands and wives.
During the festival, Poj Ntxoog (the unseen/spirits) also come to find wives and husbands...
Poj Ntxoog would attend the festival. The handsome ones and the beautiful ones would often die after the festival because
Poj Ntxoog would take them to be their men and women.

Hmong people decided to wear silvers all over their body and clothes.
Another year later, Hmong people again celebrate the annual "love festival."
Poj Ntxoog would come out to find husbands and wives, but as they came, they did not find any
handsome or beautiful ones. Poj Ntxoog came, but only saw the old elderly folks.

People could see the handsome and the beautiful women and men playing and singing, but
Poj Ntxoog couldn't see them at all.

The silver "ci" or blinded the eyes of Poj Ntxoog. This is why, Hmong people wear silver, as a way to
make themselves invisible from the eyes of Poj Ntxoog.

I read this on Asiafinest a few weeks back. It was posted by a douche bag who twists and fabricates Hmong history to accommodate his "research". He's twice the douche bag on China History Forum.

[primetime]

I read this on Asiafinest a few weeks back. It was posted by a douche bag who twists and fabricates Hmong history to accommodate his "research". He's twice the douche bag on China History Forum.

[lifemystery]

I read this on Asiafinest a few weeks back. It was posted by a douche bag who twists and fabricates Hmong history to accommodate his "research". He's twice the douche bag on China History Forum.

That's where I found it too. Just wondering what people think of this belief.  It's funny too see people's reaction.

[NkaujNom]

And some Hmong think that carrying around a lot of bling is a black thing.

 

[Amara]

That's where I found it too. Just wondering what people think of this belief.  It's funny too see people's reaction.

You should read the things he posts on China History Forum, under the name: nan tribes