June 15th, 2007 - Choosing Baby Names
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Phuan Quick Facts:
-Total Population 315,000 - 115,000 in Laos and 200,000 in Thailand
-.01% are Christian
-Buddhist and Animist
-Most Phuan are subsistence farmers
-Claim to be descendants of the Tai

Choosing Baby Names

15 year old Bing explained how Lao choose names for their babies, saying with full conviction, "To get a name you must go to the Spirit Doctor. He will tell you what name to give to your baby. If you just choose a name on your own then your baby will be sick and have problems."

Phuan are bound in fear of spirits, and superstitions, which affects every part of their lives. They do everything they can to please the spirits so things will go well for them and to earn merit for a better next life.
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