Wife Abduction
Hmong people only get married to those they love and it is common for a Hmong girl to leave her home to follow her lover. The unique custom of “wife-abduction” is still practiced today in many Hmong communities. When a young man comes to abduct a girl, she must still be seen to “resist” him in order to prove her value, even though she consents to the match.
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