MADISON, Wis. — The Hmong Institute hosted its Noj Tsiab celebration Thursday to celebrate the Hmong New Year.
Noj Tsiab is the meal held the night before the Hmong New Year celebration. It involves ritual activities like a soul calling and giving thanks to ancestors’ spirits for a good harvest and for keeping loved ones healthy.
It serves as a time to reflect on the past year before celebrating the coming of the new year.
“It’s important to continue to have these events, whether it’s the Noj Tsiab or the Hmong New Year, to really allow the whole community to celebrate its heritage and its culture but also to expand our culture to the residents around Dane County to learn about the Hmong community that reside(s) here also,” the institute’s CEO, Peng Her, said.
Dane County has a Hmong population of roughly 6,000 people, according to Her.
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