My index of things to remember & Questions
The Belief in using the incense and chicken, 20th Meeting - 02/16/2020
"Belief in using the incense and chicken, marriage year odd or even years"
Notes on Wilson Wedding
Get a pig and during the event just announce that mom and dad now have a new daughter in law
pes dlaab pes qhua
purpose qha dlaab qhua tas muab nyaab
Find a partner for Wilson to help with the bowing, must be younger then Wilson
During the event we just had Stacie stand next to Wison
Wilson needs to stand on the left side and Stacie to the right side, Facing the Xwm Kaaj
Bow twice and have another person ask them to raise
What to say :
Nub nua, Txiv (Dad) and Nam (mom), tau tub tau nyaab lug txug vaaj txug tsev lawm es
yuav lug yaas los kib txoob
lug tu tub tu kis kom fuam vaam qua ntug le xuj ntaab, nroo ntwg le xuj mu
kom lug tu tsaj tu txuv kom puv nkuaj
ua qoob ua loo kom puv txhaab, khwv nyaj khwv txaj kom puv naab
yuav lug ntsug (father name) txiv xwm kaab xyuam lub lis
Say the same phrase the change "txiv xwm kaab" with
1. txiv xwm kaab
2. dlaab qhov txus
3. txiv dlaab qhov cub
4. ncej dlaab ncej qhua
5. dlaab rooj taag rooj txuas
6. puj koob yawm koob
7. nam and txiv
8. laug yawm laug, nam nxtawm txiv nxtawm
9. tij vi
xyuam lub lis
Last step Next have them turn to the door
Say the same phrase as above except for the last line you say
yuav lug ntsug tswv kev tswv chaw, xeeb tej xeeb chaw
lug ua neej nyob nuav los kom tswv te tswv chaw, xeeb te xeeb chaw
hov paaj tsom kaav tsom kwv ob tug nam txiv hab
Asking for the Xwm Kaab or Puj hab Yawm for help
fiv puj hab yawm or fiv xwm kaab
You ask puj hab yawm or the xwm kaab to help you with something for example to past a test.
You will also state what you will give them in return once it is successully.
Examples : food (ib pluag moov), money (nyaj txhag)
Once the tasks is successully you just give them what you offer, pauj
Hu plig Event for Mom and Dad
you should have a least a pig
Confirm with brother Lug Pov a roasted pig is okay
peb caug old
parents wishes and funeral topics
My questions
updated 061/22/22
Wedding: hmong green and hmong white difference???
cutting lamb and other animals for the txiv neeb, Same as pig? multiply animals for same day
ib lub qai coj lug ua mov ku tshaib * check spelling
ua tsaug tsaj tsaav ntuj, also called Txais Hlua Nyuj
Do you give just one rop for all???
when do you offer them the drink and a folked food (tsawg ntxuag)
thov ua neej take pictures and ask txiv tswb neej first
3 paper money and 9 incense?? is the paper money the large or small one
If the shaman decides to bring his thwj neej stuff, do you still burn the incense
When done you should go burn some incense at their house
???Placement of the incense. You put 3 in the middle and two to each side, then you place two on the side
Cutting the pig for the txiv neej
?????For use we cut three ribs with the leg and the head, and we put the tail into the mouth of the pig?????
which side of the pig?????
Other txiv neej may want exactly 3 or 4 ribs
Kib Paaj moov (fried uncook rice, grinded), you put on top of two papers on each side of the shaman
Bowl of water
and place some incense candles. thawj xyaab lwj
?????I don't get this part, where do you put these?????
ask about zaaj tshooj, i'm currently learning
iv hib civ yig
laam tub laag lis yau
ruam lis nteg xw le npoo
What are the appropriate times to have cawv and ntxuag, and lift tsawg ntxuag
For example when txais hlub nyuj, muaj cawv and tsawg ntxuag
Ask him to Record txiv mus us tsaug
record what to say when kawm ntawv taag
Comment from Lug Pov, if you are the meej koob in a wedding and you don't know something. You can always pour bread and ask. Can you ask the person to do it too? How to ask
Positions Lug pov wants us to complete. Txiv mus ua nyuj dlaab, Txiv mus ua npua dlaab, txiv sub, are the three.
He answered these already I need to document
Review from recording
txiv pwj txho
muab kev hlub kev tshuas
mej tug tsaj ntsaa tsaj ntsws tes
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