Life style : Life way schedule

It is a well known fact that agriculture is one of the most important things in the lives of the Hmong people. Hmong people spend most of their time at work, with only holidays such as the New Year, and in the event of funerals, wedding ceremonies, and the ceremonies observed by each family. They rotate the crops that they plant throughout the year, for example rice, corns and vegetables. Now, Hmong people do not just focus on agriculture but also spend part of their time on fruit gardens and on occupations like sewing clothes, and making silver ornaments.

Period  Activities in the past Present Activities December To survey and locate suitable location for planting of crops. To survey and locate suitable location for planting of crops January- February Mow the grasses in the area Mow the grasses, cut the Para rubber; make silver ornaments; sew clothes. March- April Burn the grasses; Pick the fire woods in the fields. Burn the grasses, manage the fruit garden, and make silver ornaments; sew clothes. May- June Plants corn, rice and vegetables. Harvest the mangoes, vegetables, make silver ornaments; sew clothes. July - August Mow the grasses in the paddy field. Harvest the Litchis longans, make silver ornaments. September- October Plant opium in the corn field. Cut a twigs of the fruit, make a silver embellish, sew clothes. October- November Harvest rice. Harvest rice; make silver ornaments, prepare traditional Hmong clothing for the New Year cerebrations. December- January Thresh paddy, cut the opium sap, and pick the opium seed. New Year cerebrations.

From Sujritluck Deephadung, The National Hmong Encyclopedia Book. Page 10, September 1995

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