Invited to a Muslim Home for the Holidays!

[@MarySmith-gu5nb]

Amazing to me that these people can write Chinese calligraphy AND Arabic script! So hard!

[@bmnibrahim8586]

Hej Miriam, I’m a Hui muslim living in Sweden. I appreciate your video to introduce our culture. All the best to you and your family.

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you, and the same to you! I was very grateful to be invited and for her wanting to share her culture too! She really liked the video as well, so we might be making more together later on if we find the time 🙌

[@lilianbaker1367]

Thank you very much for sharing this down to earth but incredibly impressive celebration of Muslim family visit, really enjoyed watching. Thanks again!

[@MiriamFollin]

@@lilianbaker1367 I'm so happy you enjoyed it! 🙌

[@terryhardjowirogo2287]

Really enjoyed your video , visiting other tribe and culture of China . Yes we all somehow celebrate our holidays in a similar manner , families and foods 💕❤️ Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@新疆政府是法西斯新疆]

@@MiriamFollin thank you so much! Please do more with them. This reminds me of my hometown. I really was tearing when I saw they making Mahua.

[@callunya]

Seeing the man write the Arabic and then Chinese was so beautiful. Such lovely penmanship. ❤

[@zhihaowang7981]

I’m very happy to see this! You live in a region with many muslims and also Tibetans. Hope you introduce more local culture to us! It is unfamiliar even for most Chinese!

[@MiriamFollin]

I hope to be introducing more local culture, and also handicrafts! We have lot of exciting plans coming this year ❤️ I'm so happy you enjoyed it!

[@TheExelvis]

the world should be united regardless of nationality or religion

[@Hannahloves70smusic]

I can't believe this video is produced by only one person. Miriam is really talented. Very touching video and I am Han but never been to the West that far.

[@MiriamFollin]

Aw, thank you so much for saying this, I put a lot of work into them, and it's so lovely to hear this! ❤️

[@zafir7007]

Yes. Very good production. Kudos.

[@aplace2grow]

It is so interesting to see different cultures that exist within China. I love that many traditions can flourish within the wider context that all Chinese citizens share.

[@SHAKHSIYAA]

Been to China and was really an eye opener to get a first hand interaction with Hui Muslims. So down to earth and nice people.

[@suginami123]

Really interesting. When I travelled in China I depended on Muslim restaurants for vegetarian food such as hummus etc. very good. Diversity in China is a big part of the culture.

[@iechuanlee9326]

China is a very diverse countries and all race & religions had been living harmoniously together for centuries.

[@Jessy890328]

I do not think it was always harmonious with other ethnicities in China in history... Even now I do not think the dominant ethics is respecting the minorities in same places 😢😢😢

[@j.c4007]

How can you speak using the term "raceS" in the XXI century!!!! On earth, there is only ONE RACE: the HUMAN RACE.

[@murzagulkhan1937]

@@Jessy890328indeed😢

[@iechuanlee9326]

@@Jessy890328 China is atheist country & all races & religions are respected. The problem in Tibet & Xinjiang were due to extremists & separatist influence by external forces that are deliberately to destabilised China.

[@tinylions]

What a treat! Comes to think of it, as a Han Chinese, I’ve never interacted with a Hui Chinese. The only book I read about it was 《穆斯林的葬礼》。 It’s so refreshing to learn it through your lens, from your beautiful and talented host friend, and the elder man of wisdom and his fountain pen writing in both languages. You have such talent to tell a 麻花 story. Like its shape, it has tied everyone together. Tack för presenten! ❤

[@alice_wuz]

我不信你没吃过牛肉拉面

[@PathharaPathik]

Hello Miriam, Your videos are always refreshing ; a unique way of telling untold stories.Being a muslim myself living in USA, I really enjoyed this episode. Your husband is a nice man. May Allah (SWT) guide you and your family.

[@sarahogawa5408]

Thank you to your friend for opening her home and sharing her culture with us! Watching in Kyoto, Japan.

[@wanh3703]

My friend father 's always told me that Muslim in China are the most committed and faithful followers rather than from other Asian contingent and Arab countries. I watched a lot of videos about them, I can understand what he told me totally true.

[@mwiebe2663]

Wow, Miriam, what a beautifully made video! I felt like I was watching a documentary, not a KZbin vlog. Thank you for this window into a culture I know almost nothing about. While very different in many aspects, seeing the rural culture with family and friends coming together in celebration, making food over a wood fire, children playing, animals in the barn, etc. reminded me of our small town in Mexico (where we have a home, in addition to our home in a large city in Canada). I thought of all the places around the world where people continue to live this lifestyle, not exactly “simple” because it is very hard work, but with quality of life benefits that often aren’t recognized. There is something healing about being more connected with the earth, with animals, with family and community. Thank you for your beautiful videos and sharing your life and experiences with us all. They convey joy, hope and peace. Warm greetings from another Miriam in Canada and Mexico. ❤

[@lynj-c9153]

So refreshing to see real suburban life/every day people in China, because we are all the same in our hearts, and can all love each other if lies and bad politics were gone. Thank you for sharing ❤️ hope, faith, love always wins 💕💗

[@sternenregen5489]

Children playing Gummitwist. How nice. 50 years ago I played that too in Germany!

[@nievesmartinlopez1796]

It's so fascinating to me that we are all so diverse, yet we all share some kinds of sources of entertainment and socializing. I'm from Spain and watching these kids play with an elastic band made me nostalgic, since I also used to do that when I was a kid! I absolutely adore finding out about similar traditions in different cultures! ❤❤❤

[@yvonnebirch6026]

Miriam I have loved all your video’s so much. This was so interesting ! Your video’s showed me what a fascinating g country China is in all its diversity . Your familie in law seem wonderful people and of course your boys and your husband are beautiful ! Thank you for doing this in English. Much love from your fan in California ! 🙏💕🌷

[@alphashanahan4323]

This is so beautiful. And when i saw those twisted bread being deed fried and turning brown, i said to myself, “we have that where i grew up in the Philippines”. I don’t know if that can also be found in other regions in the Philippines. I remember having them when i was a child. We call it lubid-lubid (we call a rope ‘lubid’. Maybe because of the same twist design like a braid). Anyway, when i was watching while it was deep fried, i said to myself that they’d surely coat it with sugar. And i am right! Thank you for sharing another culture with your viewers. It makes me feel that although the world is big and we have different cultures, in some way there is connection between all of us.

[@xujunling]

Thanks for sharing the diversity of China！ The Hui is third largest of the 56 ethnic groups in China.

[@clarissagafoor5222]

Gosh, I had no idea!

[@KING-XINJIANG]

​@@clarissagafoor5222 人口最多的前三民族分别是汉族、壮族、回族。 少数民族人口分布最广的是回族，全中国各地都有回族。

[@manuelawiederkehr9167]

Hello Miriam, I follow you here at youtube. I enyoy watching your videos. You have married into a very nice family. Your husband and your parents in law seems to be very nice. I didn't know that there are Moslims living in China. This video is very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Bless you and your family.

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment! There are millions and millions of Muslims here! The minority group Hui (in the video) is the largest Muslim minority group here, but there are several others too.

[@manuelawiederkehr9167]

@@MiriamFollin Hello Miriam, last week I saw a Muslim wedding from China at youtube. I was very surprised. As a Christian I believe that we are all Children of God it doesn't matter which religion, nationality we belong to. There are everywhere good and bad people. I've got a very good friend who is a Muslim too. I know her whole family. Your mother in law is such a nice woman. She is always smiling and loves you. Please give her a big hug from me. Greetings from Switzerland. Manuela

[@choifayue9848]

@@manuelawiederkehr9167 did you know all Judaism, Muslim, Catholic, and Christian are basically the same? because they all believe in ADAM & EVE PEACE

[@isaacbauman8174]

Like most westerners, you don't know many things in the world, which is normal in the western world. After all, Westerners only watch news like CNN, BBC, and New York Times. Jeffrey Sachs said that if the United States cannot name the two cities in that country, it will not be allowed to attack that country, and there will be no war in this world. In this information age, it is so ignorant not to know that there are Muslims in China. Even if you believe what the Germans said about China's genocide of the Uyghurs, you must first understand what the Uyghurs are? They are Muslims, and their lives are getting better and better. Sincerely recommend that you learn about the world.

[@0777sadie]

05:09 i was taught that way to play rope. We called it chinease jump rope. I was a double dutch jump roper as a kid. I did competitions, and at one of them we were introduced to this style. Soooo much fun and sooo many memories! I had forgotten! Thank you so much for making me remember! This time spent learning and existing with new friends looks Very special.

[@rolandolau2420]

One of most warmest documentary I have watch this year. 🙏 Thanks

[@MiriamFollin]

❤️❤️❤️

[@lisashiyun]

Good morning from Singapore, Miriam! ☀️😃 I’ve been following your channel for a while and I am watching this video to start my day on a loving, positive note. It’s a pleasant surprise to see the content of today’s video cuz I absolutely love cultural diversity and Muslims have a significant presence in Singapore. It’s a norm in my life to have Malay-Muslim classmates since nursery and then colleagues at work in my adult life. 😃 Malay food was what I missed most when living abroad. This video reminded me of the time when I was at the popular Hui food street in Xi-An. I was so delighted and felt a sense of connection and familiarities, from the ladies in their headscarves to the Halal logo on the food 😄. Thank you for this beautiful video! I’ve shared the link on my Facebook, so that my Muslim friends here in Singapore and Malaysia can watch it too. 💖

[@陳大勇-r7q]

Really nice comment, welcome you to visit China again in the future.❤

[@erchanel]

Hi Miriam I just wanted to share that im 30 yrs old and seeing those children play brought back such memories. When i was a kid, growing up in NYC we played "chinese jumprope" in school all the yrs growing up and the kids still play it now!

[@sharonsoon4866]

Beside Indonesia 🇮🇩, China and India has huge Muslim populations. Many ethnic groups in China are Muslim besides the Hui and there are the Turks, Uighur, Kazakh. Each have their own unique practices.

[@CatMeow-fn9ko]

Indonesia eradicated most of their Chinese populations because of racial greed. Now they're suffering because of those actions.

[@clarissagafoor5222]

Even here in Hong Kong. As well as Chinese Muslims there are families like my inlaws who are mixed Indian/Chinese; then Indian and Pakistani Muslims plus a number of Muslims who are here as asylum seekers/refugees. All have their own traditions but most love God and pray a lot.

[@ertuncdelikaya8237]

If by "Turks", you mean Turkish people, then that's incorrent. China doesn't have a Turkish minority. It has Muslim Turkic minorities i.e. Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Salars, Kyrgyzes, Tatars, Uzbeks. It also has Muslim Mongolic minorities (Dongxiang/Sartas and Bonans) and Iranic minorities (Pamiri Tajiks who speak Sariqoli and Wakhi languages).

[@janinafisher101]

How lovely that you shared this celebration with us. It was interesting to watch folks work together to make the dough twists, and to see the gentleman write in Arabic and Chinese. His handwriting looked so neat. So many different traditions around the world and it is nice to discover some of them. As you say, so many things we have in common when celebrating - getting together with family and cooking and eating being a few! Sansan and Lian are really growing up. It is lovely to see them - and to see you and Yonghong. Thanks for showing us more of life in China, Miriam!

[@deborahleclair6173]

Hi from France, woah !! many thanks to show us that culture I did not know. Again you make me travel in front of my screen. So interesting to see what they prepar (food, tradition, writing) . I have friends from Algeria they cook exactly the same pastries. Snowing in China, raining in Brittany in France

[@raymondlianto9882]

They seemike nice and friendly people. The food that they make look good.

[@MiriamFollin]

It was delicious!

[@hendrik7502]

Thanks Miriam for sharing your family life in China. Its very educational indeed!

[@AnkanBasu7]

Wow this felt like a beautiful documentary of 1 hour, but it was actually just 12 mins!! Amazing

[@hajara7324]

Love seeing the different cultures in China! Thanks!

[@muzammilriyaz]

Nice miriam.. Thanks for the video being Muslim myself i was curious to know.

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I wish I had planned it out a bit better so that I could have gone to the city the first days, one of the main streets that passes by the larges mosque is closed off, and is instead full of prayer mats and Muslims in prayed, I've seen videos on Chinese social media, and it's a really spectacular sight!

[@soltanakouider5922]

thks for sharing the diversity of chinesse culture

[@HenryTaiwan]

Great Video! I am living in Taipei and I have spent some time with Muslims at the Taipei Grand Mosque this Ramadan. Thanks for sharing.

[@zhuoshili7780]

You make everywhere look like paradise. And they are. Thank you.

[@twirlingtulles]

I just discovered Miriam's channel. I love the amount of care she puts into making the videos. It makes you slow down and reflect. There is so much love, rumination and respect in your videos. Looking forward to more!

[@laraw840]

OMG this is such an amazing video! I love the most watching kids play with elastic bands (I played this as a kid and had been meaning to show it to my kid) , the innocent eyes of the sheep, the wise old man's explanation of how they practice Shanhadan and its equivalent writing in Chinese characters, and finally, families all gathered around making dough twists together. My eyes became moist while watching these warm and beautiful scenes.....Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Greetings from Taiwan.

[@refreshingtwist]

Thank you for these videos

[@kamsimyip4966]

I have watched 2 times, the father of this Muslim lady showed the meaning and value of Islam. They are Chinese Muslim and the Muslim have been in China nearly 1000 years. Rich culture and tradition ❤

[@herondesign4507]

Muslims have been in China for more than 1,000 years. The earliest mosques in China are: Xi'an Huajue Lane Mosque: It was built in the first year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (724 A.D.).

[@amubi]

My country is multi-culture and religion which we live in peace and harmony together as one. We enjoy different and diverse religion celebration in my country from young

[@mariatruitt]

Great video! I never heard about Hui Muslim, and their traditions. Thank you

[@MiriamFollin]

🙌

[@junem342]

Beautiful story telling and sharing culture and lives of those around you.

[@nataliella97]

this is so sweet! I'm so happy you can share these celebrations with us. I love making doughnuts with tvorog (a thick russian cream cheese, sort of), but I think I'd like to try and figure out how to add sichuan peppercorns in the mix too. EDIT: the way they look like tiny challahs... it makes me so happy 🥲

[@fmskreg7424]

Your English ability is better than most ppl in US

[@ryanryan4666]

Lovely video ❤️. Seeing the different muslim communities around the world is always interesting to me.

[@juliegoodwin6850]

Just beautiful, thank-you for sharing!

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you for watching!

[@leseseele]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MiriamFollin]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@jhoyconde2603]

those kids playing "chinese garter" reminds me of my childhood. sadly, no one plays it anymore at least in my area.

[@dawnforlife]

I love how I get stressed cooking for more than 3 in my family and I see so often in your videos people cooking in humongous pots where I can take a bath in 😂😆. As always, very delightful! Thanks for sharing!

[@gaia-papaya8772]

Everything has so much detail❤

[@ivypacific]

Thanks!

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you so so much! ❤️

[@chunyinglin9640]

謝謝米粒，非常喜歡妳們的影片，取景很棒、除了可以了解不同文化且讓人感到很溫暖🥰🥰

[@naturegreeneries9396]

Really thanks for sharing d diversity of people, cultures n food. Great u all enjoyed d occasion. U r still having snow, our temperature is 35C!!!! Huh!

[@fianorian]

Oooh. Those dough twists look wonderful, and that 'stew'(?) looks like it will stick to the ribs. Yum. I have never had the opportunity to see Eid celebrations so this was really fun.

[@Lily-ko1li]

Ah Miriam I'm so happy to see your videos again

[@gingiskhan100]

Yonghong's northwestern looks and origin province, along with Miriam's name, make you two almost like an international muslim couple from the initial impression. Thank you for sharing the truthfulness of Muslims, especially Chinese Muslims

[@lindag8270]

Throughout Chinese history, there were several waves of other ethnic groups merged into the Han people. That’s way the Han people look different across China.

[@meowjanet]

Wonderful and interesting video. Thank you for the beautiful filming, editing and translation! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼🇨🇦

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you for watching and for your sweet comment! ❤️

[@faay2961]

Hi Miriam tack so myket , loved how your family shared your time with your Muslim family friends . Belated Eid Mubarak

[@tingtingting8459]

I am chinese but can not read or write so thanks very much, so I can follow what they saying

[@CholaConCello]

Beautiful cross cultural community experience. Thank you for sharing.

[@kimandersen3423]

Wow! What a fantastic video. Thank you so much

[@lilianbaker1367]

Thank you🎉👏👍

[@shaikhrashid287]

Alhamdullilah aswrbhu Mariam pbuh you are really enjoying Islamic culture

[@BackpackerDuanGuoXia]

Wonderful video

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you! ❤️

[@haijunpeng3848]

Great video. Love to see the diversity in terms of religion, culture, food, and ethnics. But let do not ignore the fact that most part of Qinghai is still developing, lots of governmental efforts needed to be put into both alleviating people of poverty and keeping them a great living standard.

[@shaelaismail8888]

A heartwarming and inspiring video 💚

[@christinaeilers3562]

Fascinating!

[@tommos1]

Great video.

[@RayDu]

Beautiful and heart-warming! Thank you, Miriam and Yonghong!

[@GenaF]

that game at 5:15 was what we played at my primary school is 1975

[@Crom21]

new experience.

[@clochettestarz]

So calming to watch! You have a unique way of capturing the magic of everyday life. Thanks fo taking us along!

[@mollypapazian4423]

Excellentfor portraying the diversity in our 🌎!

[@ginny3282]

Omg English subtitles it’s amazing I’ve waited so long Horray Horray horray

[@GiselleAdams]

Thank you for this great video.

[@victoriazwergmaus9813]

Hy Miriam, if you see this google: Sonntags Zopf recipe! 😂 I was so supriced about the cooking, and felt at the same time so close 😍 Greatings from Switzerland, its Sunday and i eat it!

[@net0525]

The lambs cuteness overload 🥰

[@christianecoward3298]

Love your videos ! You are so talented you should scout yourself out to companies to make real life stories! Your videos are very calming and healing!

[@leongsam1075]

So lovely to watch, appreciate the great efforts put into editing!! 👏👏👏🥰🧐Wish the video is longer but understand it's time consuming to edit. Thank you👍🥰

[@yanshihappy]

喜欢你这种类型的视频，可以了解国内不同的风俗，虽然是中国人，但是没去过几个城市，没见过国内的大好河山

[@MiriamFollin]

❤️❤️❤️ 我会一直坚持分享🙌

[@tingtingting8459]

Thanks for subtitle english 😊😊

[@sudanimohdtaib3269]

I enjoyed the video..thank you Miriam. It was very insightful😊

[@wellawong2417]

Good Job :) Stay Safe and Healthy :) :)

[@Darkmatter321]

loved it

[@Ahmad_Suhairi]

I'm from Indonesia, I also celebrate Eid al-Fitr , And now I celebrate the Islamic New Year/ Hijri calendar 1 Muharram, do Chinese Muslims also celebrate the first hijri? I have been to the Xi'an, Hami, Urumqi and Turpan areas where I met many Hui and Uighur Muslims. Of the many Chinese people I have met, I like Mariam's accent, her speaking style is easier to understand and not too fast for speakers foreign

[@MiriamFollin]

Hi, I am not a hundred percent sure, but I think they will celebrate all major Muslim holidays! Thank you! 🙏

[@mingshili4101]

It's really glad to watch the sub number grows!

[@AL-jm7bx]

这集好棒，喜欢拍的视角，很有质感

[@Thinkofwhat]

The reason people asking you Miriam what ethnicity is your husband is because he’s quite hairy for Chinese. Most Chinese are not as hairy….except for my family as well hahaha….for a "Han chinese( Malaysian ethnic chinese)

[@ymhktravel]

I'm an ethnic Chinese from Singapore, and my family the men can grow full beard. Actually the concept of Han Chinese is less of an ethnicity but more of an identity (identifying with the glorious Han Dynasty), just as some people call themselves Tang ren 唐人。Don't you think esp Cantonese sounds very different from Mandarin but a Cantonese is still categorised under Han ethnicity...Then you can never tell you are fully Han or whatever until you do a DNA test...eg. quite a few Han Chinese who did the test find themselves having a mixture of Mongol (who are very hairy), Japanese, Korean, even Arabic blood etc. No one is 100% of one ethnicity unless your tribe remains as one deep in the forest and never mixed.

[@cookiescream548]

My bf is American Chinese and his whole family from Hong Kong. He's very hairy...his brother as well. Then brother's son and daughters are all very hairy. I also follow c-entertainment. Seen a lot of hairy Chinese celebrities.

[@clarissagafoor5222]

​@La Lora Loca many Southern Chinese here in Hong Kong and over the boarder have some South East Asian DNA, that maybe why they are a bit hairy, and why some people here have curly hair.

[@MarxyMarxAndTheFunkyBunch]

This made me so hungry

[@gendiabdi7281]

@ 7:00 the Shahada (Testimony) is written in Perfect Classical Arabic (and in Mandarin). Good Diction! But Arabs (& Persians) are very close to Siin (China) and Hind (India).... Have been even be4 the Tang Dynasty (Chang'an).. Oldest Mosque is The Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou as old as Islam itself

[@MiriamFollin]

Oh wow I didn't know there was a Chinese mosque that old! I really like the Chinese style old mosques, they are so Chinese but then with some middle eastern influence here and there. Very beautiful!

[@gendiabdi7281]

@@MiriamFollin I also like classical Chinese Mosques....The Hui are clamoring for the Chinese style.

[@Bobomeetworld]

beautiful Chinese Muslim culture!

[@GenaF]

Sansan almost has a mullet, bless him

[@yanshihappy]

你们要回瑞典？夏天回来真是不错的选择，避暑，可以享受北欧最好的时光

[@MiriamFollin]

夏天安排回一段时间看看家人和朋友，也感受到一些瑞典的夏天，我特别特别喜欢，夏天的时候瑞典的生活都很慢😂❤️

[@johnkiel1000]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

Quality content 🔥

[@harissjchitswe-qb8xu]

Wow! I have more Muslim friends from this area .

[@minime7375]

I was asking about your husband’s ethnicity recently because, especially with the man bun, he looks like this guy from the Mongol band The Hu (love the band).☺️

[@昭奚旧草-f3x]

Yonghong is Han chinese

[@doreenlerh5063]

Like your video, great