Hmong religion

Many Hmong became in the early nineteenth century due to the presence of Christian missionaries but, however, the majority of the Hmong community continues to maintain the traditional spiritual practices of their people, which They include shamanism and veneration of the ancestors.

 These spiritual beliefs are combined with their health and disease-related beliefs as the Hmong argue that it is not possible to separate the physical well-being of a person from their spiritual health, as the spiritual realm is very influential and dictates what It happens in the physical world.

Their beliefs also explain that the spirits of the deceased ancestors influence the wellbeing and health of the living, which explains the need to revere and honor the ancestors to receive their guidance and protection.

Each person is believed to have several souls (between three and seven), which must remain in harmony to stay healthy.

The main soul is reincarnate after death, while another soul returns to the house of the ancestors and another remains near the tomb of happening.

When the souls of the living lose their harmony, or even leave the body, the person suffers a disease, whose severity will depend on the number of Perdidasdas souls.