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St. Paul, Minn.

Photos: Hmong New Year celebrates beauty, culture

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Putting on false eyelashes before the performance.
Malentina Change, left, a leader of Alaya Dance Group, helps Shunshee Lee, a student, to put on a false eyelash before their performance for the Hmong New Year.
Yi-Chin Lee | MPR News

The Hmong New Year was traditionally a harvest celebration, and a time for young people to meet each other.

A Hmong New Year celebration taking place this weekend at RiverCentre in St. Paul was expected to attract up to 20,000 visitors.

"Someone really needs to take initiative of our young generation and keep preserving our language, our culture and our history," said Padee Yang, one of the contestants for Miss Hmong Minnesota.

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the Hmong arrival in Minnesota.

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A boys dance group performs on stage.
A boys dance group performs on stage at the Hmong New Year celebration.
Yi-Chin Lee | MPR News
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Putting on false eyelashes
Malentina Change, left, a leader of Alaya Dance Group, helps Shunshee Lee, a student, to put on a false eyelash before their performance for the Hmong New Year.
Yi-Chin Lee | MPR News
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Dance performance for the Hmong New Year.
A dance group performs at the New Year celebration.
Yi-Chin Lee | MPR News