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A far view of Lia's altar
A full view of Lia's altar
A pale yellow/white horn split in two
Split horns on Lia's altar
A Tray of Goodies for Hu Plig
During Hu Plig events, fruits, eggs, and assorted candy and crackers are placed on a tray decoratively. In the middle, there are flowers, usually white to represent cleansing.
All of the tools together on Lia's healing altar
A full view of all the tools used on Lia's altar. This includes the horn, bowl of rice with incense sticks, cups and some more horns.
Altar with branch above (a bit of a further view)
Take two of Chai's altar.
Bao and Washoua's Ceiling (wood, corner, yarn)
Corner Ceiling of two branch and yarn
Bao and Washoua's Ceiling (yarn)
Ceiling of strings of yarn
Chai sitting in arm chair
Sideview of Chai sitting in his arm chair
Cleaning Cow Stomachs
Hmong people use the stomachs of the cow that can be used to make the traditional beef soup, literally “cow-poo soup” which is made of beef stomach, intestines, and organ meat. Pictured below is a photo of the stomachs being cleaned out.
Cleansing of the Infant
The shaman cleanses the soul and brings good fortune to the infant.
