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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Laos ball throwing

The ball tossing game is a common activity for adolescents to find a partner. These are the Hmong people in Laos. Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another. The players throw a soft black ball back and forth to each other. The ball is thrown so that the other player can catch it with one hand. If the boy throws the ball and the girl makes no attempt to catch it then he is rejected.

These photos were taken at Phonsavan in 2007.








See a large album on ball throwing at Vieng Xai.
And an article I wrote.

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2 comments:

  1. elok dyahJuly 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    Wow you were so lucky, you got traditional event or this event we can find everyday at Laos? Which area or city this event happened?

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  2. Liz PriceJuly 6, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    The Hmong do the ball throwing, normally before their New Year, so it usually takes place in January. You can see it in villages where the Hmong live - we were in north east Laos.

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