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A Tibetan Shaman Extraction And Purification Ceremony This video shows a healing ceremony where a group of Tibetan Shamans are “dispelling demons (angry ghosts) who are causing harm to the well being of people.” They using chanting, drums, flutes, and other noise makers to help force the unwanted energies away. http://www.shamanswell.org/shaman/tibetan-shaman-extraction-and-purification-ceremony#.UiB7UUvPfFM.facebook
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN INDIANS TO GATHER ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND FOR (UN)THANKSGIVING DAY SUNRISE CEREMONY ALCATRAZ ISLAND – On Thursday morning, before sunrise, hundreds of American Indians – and non-Native allies – will gather on Alcatraz Island for “The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony.” Every year since 1975, American Indians have journeyed from the mainland to Alcatraz Island […]
Funeral Rituals: The most important steps of a proper Hmong funeral with many rituals include the playing of the Qeej (reed pipe) ritual music “qhuab ke” (showing the way chanting, a funeral music to guide the soul of the deceased back to the land of the ancestors), “qeej tu saiv” (last breath reed music), “qeej […]
Wedding Ceremony: Traditional Hmong marriage involves elaborate preparation, a symbolic ceremony, and huge banquets. Depending upon the affluence of the families involved, the wedding can last anywhere from one to three days. Gift exchange between the two families, as well as elegant food preparation, always precedes the ceremony. A Hmong wedding ritual involves tying a […]
Soul-Calling: One ritual and ceremony would be the “existence of souls” also known as “soul-calling”, is often performed when a person is sick. This is sometimes complemented by the use of herbal medicine and magic formulas or “khawv koob” to extract the bad spirit from the body of the sick person or to heal a […]
Algonquin speaking people include the Cree, the Ojibwa or Chippewa, the Ottawa, the Montagnais, the Naskapi and others.When a young man chooses a mate in the old way, he went with her family (matriarch society). The custom was usually determined by the growing season. In warmer climates, where women would raise crops to support the […]
The Hopi Native girl, after undergoing important rites of adolescence, (usually between the age of 16 and 20) is ready to receive suitors. In former days it was customary to give an informal picnic on the day following an important ritual. If a girl had decided on a youth as a future mate, she would […]
Traditional Hmong marriage involves elaborate preparation, a symbolic ceremony, and huge banquets. Depending upon the affluence of the families involved, the wedding can last anywhere from one to three days. Gift exchange between the two families, as well as elegant food preparation, always precedes the ceremony. A Hmong wedding ritual involves tying a length of […]
The Hmongs believe that a person has three (3) souls which separate upon death. One goes to heaven or the “place of the dead”; one remains in the grave; and one becomes reincarnated. The departing souls must be shown the right way to reach heaven. A Hmong’s final rite of passage is the funeral. The […]
Traditionally in a Hmong home, the Hmong women do not tell people that they are pregnant during their first (1st) trimester. It is believed that during the first (1st) trimester that’s when the soul enters the body. They would usually say something when they start to show, usually around 4-6 months long. Also the Hmong […]
