Saturday, October 30, 2004

Yesterday was kinda crazy. We all went to Mamu (Mother Pig). The home village of Fon and her sister Nud. Dan (Nud's husband) was meeting the family for the first time and so it was quite a big occasion. Gold was given, pigs were killed with a piece of bamboo (ouch), evil spirits removed and vast quantities of food and drink consumed. I'd love to go into details but i really wouldn't know where to start. Here are a few photos...

Fon, Angel and myself on the way to Mamu.



One of the Meals



Roast Pork



Having spirits removed.



Relaxing after the meal (most of which i couldnt eat)





4 Comments:

At 8:25 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Robin, we love the photos! Thought I would add an explanatory note for any of your readers who may be interested! The Lisu people pictured are not Thai, But originated in Tibet, and first arrived in Thailand in the 1920's. They number about 30,000, and live in mountain villages in the north and west of Thailand. They make some of their income by selling their beautiful textiles and handicrafts (I bought some when we were there last year)
Katharine x

 
At 6:33 AM, Blogger Matt said...

Yes but do they have superpowers?

 
At 11:58 AM, Blogger Celeste said...

You look lovely and relaxed Robin. I'm still jealous... maybe not so jealous about missing out on seeing the pigs killed.
I'm a fan of your new clothes too.
Love n hugs
Celeste

 
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