It’s Over, China Cancels Christmas!

Get the coolest Gift this Holiday season, the greatest wallet in the world: partner.ekster.com/serpentza
The Chinese Government Hates Christmas and wants it gone...
Join me for the China Show, a weekly dive into what's happening in China: / advpodcasts
Help Laowhy86 hit a Million subs! / @laowhy86
Join my Father for his tales of African Adventure: / @survivingafrica
And don't forget my secret Monday Show:
/ advpodcasts
Support Sasha and I on Patreon: / serpentza
Bitcoin - bc1qxfjp2t6x5dpslv59u0jl89m6k643hcn8h2jsvp
Ethereum - 0x6Da150a2A8529110017Ed4db68B3dF0084900280
Paypal: paypal.me/serpentza
DOCUMENTARY LINKS:
Conquering China Boxset SPECIAL:
vimeo.com/ondemand/conquering...
Conquering Southern China:
vimeo.com/ondemand/conquering...
Conquering Northern China:
vimeo.com/ondemand/conquering...
Stay Awesome China (my new documentary): vimeo.com/ondemand/stayawesom...
For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina
/ advchina
Join me on Facebook: / winstoninchina
Twitter: @serpentza
Instagram: serpent_za

[@serpentza]

Why can't the CCP just let people enjoy themselves?? Thank you for supporting me by watching my videos, and a massive thank you to Ekster for sponsoring this video, Grab the most Badass wallet in the world: partner.ekster.com/serpentza

[@Johnny-sj9sj]

The Chinese Communist Party. Third in the world for the number of billionaires in the world. Bit of an oxymoron, 'eh?

[@stlouisix3]

🎄 The Chinese government's annual attempt to ban Christmas is a futile and annoying display of nationalism. 00:31 China has once again banned Christmas and then failed The government clamps down on Christmas celebrations, promoting nationalism The ban is a yearly stunt that is ultimately forgotten 🇨🇳 The video discusses the disconnect between societal behavior and the law in China, with a focus on unusual occurrences. 02:52 Christmas in China is primarily a commercial holiday, with businesses promoting deals and encouraging shopping for gifts. There is a disconnect between societal behavior and the law in China, with people often breaking rules and laws without consequences. The video demonstrates an unusual interaction involving the theft of dirt in a building complex in China. 🇨🇳 The Chinese government's unpredictable nature and self-serving behavior are highlighted, along with a Christmas message. 05:50 The Chinese government's hands-off approach can suddenly turn into arrests and jail time for its citizens. The Chinese government promotes xenophobia and nationalism, posing as an enemy to the people of China and the world. A Christmas request is made to help out two individuals, including a friend and business partner, and the father-in-law.

[@stlouisix3]

Christianity has always been persecuted by the Communist CCP.

[@420tokeNojoke-mk1lp]

U making dum videos guy

[@salroth420]

You made it on Steven Crowder show the other day.

[@ClifftonP]

Yet they are fine with producing pretty much all Christmas decorations in their factories.

[@eh1702]

Because “they” who work in factories are not their autocratic government.

[@Pestbringer89]

Xi jinping: Tell everyone we will ban Christmas because it is western propaganda disguised as culture. Random schmuck: Oh no... Xi jinping: What? Random schmnuck: We produce CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!!!! Xi jinping: NOOO HOW CAN WE BAN CHRISTMAS NOW NOOOO

[@kishaloyb.7937]

As Walter White said, we cook the meth, but we don't use it ourselves.

[@maxpol007]

Ahhh, no and no,,, this is call business! That's what you trying and planted on us is some sort of believes, but if you connect them well, they will do the one and follow with the two!

[@TomasGraf-rr6co]

Then stop buying Chinese junk.

[@VroodenTheGreat]

You know why kids in China don't believe in Santa Claus? Because they're the ones making the toys.

[@MuchCow9000]

They are the elves

[@jjmsf]

💀🫠🤡

[@abcde1054]

REKT!

[@IamHandsome4u]

Not just in santa claus, they just dont believe any religion BS. China is an atheist country.

[@banaweekidane2630]

Brilliant joke 👏 😂

[@lucaszheng4825]

In Shanghai now, the amount of businesses with Christmas decorations and Xmas music is more than in the states

[@kevinishott1]

Shhhhh! Or he’ll call you a propagandist China shill 🤫😂

[@lucaszheng4825]

@@kevinishott1 These mfs only talk shit about china, maybe look at their own country and see how many that dies to a gun pr. day 🤣

[@yeetman4953]

pics or it didint happen

[@gocolago33]

​@@yeetman4953KZbin china Christmas. It's that simple 🤦

[@wackyaces5316]

Gfys! Nice pics😁😁

[@jaytamati4120]

I was in Shanghai, there were Christmas markets everywhere, I can tell you Christmas was live and well in 1st tier cities and even third tier. I traveled outside of Shanghai and Christmas was alive and well.

[@jaysheriffe6292]

same, this is the first i heard of this...All i saw were christmas decorations

[@dleu1234]

He got kicked out of the country

[@jnusslein6301]

You are bot obviously

[@jaysheriffe6292]

@@jnusslein6301 Do you do that everytime someone says something you don't agree with or you dont believe? You just say"you're a bot" and hope for the best. Because i've gotta say it's a very counter productive way to get a point across and you just come across ignorant.

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

The Chinese are really lucky to have the CCP to tell them how to think, feel and act.

[@jaybong6008]

That is what the DemonRats 👿🐁🐀 want for the U.S.A. 😮

[@mizuamitachi8586]

Something the u.s government currently wishes they can do and have been slowly trying to

[@daleweiss9507]

They take lessons from Castro's Bastard here in Canada.

[@XantheFIN]

@@mizuamitachi8586 Hey USA is at least having two parties which another has name "Democratic Party". USA is clearly by that Democratic.. right? right?... right?

[@stayhungry1503]

They will never cry ever again, because CCP made it illegal lmao.

[@GrooveyTuesday]

I'm in Shanghai at the moment and I can tell you that Christmas is most definitely not cancelled here!

[@seawater1322]

oh no don;t contradict the anti sino serpantza idiot. DON'T let the truth get in the way of an anti chain rant.

[@wackyaces5316]

The snake sell hate for money

[@jnusslein6301]

Ccp bot

[@wackyaces5316]

@@jnusslein6301 hello 😂

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

Nothing makes the citizens more patriotic than banning parties 😂 Best idea ever 🤪

[@kimgallagher1815]

It is illegal to be sad in China check the video out .

[@iphone9410]

Fake day for fake people, That’s Xmas.

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

@@iphone9410 Winter Solstice is real friend. The people who celebrate that half the winter is over are also real. Tracking how long winter would last used to be really important for surviving wine. Especially for a community that has to ration food, the halfway point is the proof that you all made it or have only weeks left to pack and go. Real people, real lives.

[@freetheworld12]

@@iphone9410 explain please

[@kopronko]

Aaammmeeennn, Because Life is More Serious than just partying !!! ! !!!

[@DrBovdin]

If I understood it correctly, it was you who convinced your father to read his stories on a KZbin channel. If so, that’s a wonderful gift to the world. A very happy Christmas to you and your family.

[@jtwood4925]

5000 years from now aliens will come to earth and find all kinds of Christmas decorations that are marked made in China and they will be assume that China was where Christmas was created.

[@ronaldellis4662]

😂😂😂

[@jamesrecknor6752]

China now has the largest number of actual, non nominal Christians of any nation.

[@JiminyCrickets]

@jtwood4925 Now, thats fucking funny!

[@Hanhan_the_Dolphin]

​@@jamesrecknor6752This is because China has too many people. Christians actually make up a small percentage of the population. I have lived in China for twenty years and have yet to know anyone who is religious.

[@abobanger9054]

​@@Hanhan_the_Dolphin well i've been living in europe for 15 years and have yet to meet a religious christian Most christians are secular meaning their religion doesn't dictate their way of life as much as other religios folks It has become part of their cultural identity now instead of actual religion that they strictly follow

[@wolfpackflt670]

You're a mean one, CCP You really are a heel, You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, CCP, You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!

[@yapolloable]

lets see you celebrate a chinese festival, the qingming festival, where families take a week leave to clean their ancestors cemetry. Do you see the contradiction now?

[@mycelia_ow]

@@yapolloable I do not

[@Julia29853]

@@yapolloablesounds gross, depressing and disgusting. Whats your point?

[@Mady-lo6qb]

@@yapolloable Some Christian denominations already celebrate All Souls Day. And in this time, people do go to clean up the family gravesite among other things as not a lot of people have nicely maintained cemeteries. This isn't an official holiday, and lots of people do not live too far to need a week for travel purposes. That being said, the purposes are no doubt very different even if they might have similar appearances.

[@sunk5244]

@@yapolloableWhat?

[@TylerVanzo]

In Shanghai now, the amount of businesses with Christmas decorations and Xmas music is more than in the states.

[@ethanoxo2092]

Lol he should buy his followers tickets to China to witness how CPC banned Xmas.

[@DatSun.]

how much were you payed to say that?

[@saintorlamb]

​@@DatSun.Tell me you've never been to China without telling me you've never been to China 😂😂😂

[@johnc1873]

how much were you paid to be such a klown and listen to this Klown Serpentza?@@DatSun.

[@johnnydeng3488]

@@DatSun. Winston is just a serial liar and people like yall only like to listen to what you always believed, that's all

[@luisluis5306]

The far right in India are also doing this.

[@vincentsouchaud6717]

Absolute NO to communism.

[@llamallama1509]

China's been capitalist since 79

[@talk2stop]

BRING ON DEMOCRATISM!!!!! Before we do that, can we have less homeless and drug related people. Perhaps also secure the border too.

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

Yes, no to republicans then.😂😂😂😂😂

[@tobiaskrist8641]

and capitalism / excessive materialism

[@valeriet5581]

Except for the good kind that's coming to the US. 😂🤯

[@seanshaunyamadasheep3416]

A very merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family Winston. May the coming new year give you good blessings. Keep fighting the good fight!

[@themighty6]

I lived there for 13 years, and all the schools around me had Christmas trees and father Christmas around. Some places even leave up Christmas decorations all year 😂

[@fresma3180]

His fans only trust what he said in this channal , no one want to explore the truth.

[@pummyy]

He just showed a video...

[@apoclypsPUBG]

@@pummyythere will be odd cases here and there of people being against Christmas , but that’s not what happens in general. There’s a lot of Christmas spirit around China now at the moment and most Chinese people think positively towards Christmas. Trust people who actually live here in China.

[@TCK-9]

@@apoclypsPUBG That exactly what he said if you paid attention or weren't a prc robot.

[@apoclypsPUBG]

@@TCK-9 no that’s not “ exactly what he said “ he even replied to one of my comments where he still literally thinks the law doesn’t allow the celebration of Christmas . Amazing how anyone who doesn’t blindly agree with everything he says is a prc bot 😂

[@philippebarillecavalier9275]

They (the government) take themselves so seriously. The world is laughing harder and harder at them.

[@user-th5ui4ib3y]

Fun will be over when they have taken over Africa, Taiwan and every 2nd car in the world will be Chinese.

[@user-uq7yr9mg3j]

Really?? They are your new global super power.. US is done. Not certain many are "laughing" at them. Russia isn't.m Brazil isn't... many more not "laughing" at them. Good luck

[@LeonLoewenherz777]

I already thought the same...

[@williamlu4394]

Says an English speaker.

[@czer9998]

@@williamlu4394says an english speaker

[@kahlaaja]

I bet they don't really want to produce any of our presents or decorations either! Lets stop buying anything made in China for Cristmas! :)

[@user-it1vc3qg9j]

YES I BOYCOTT CHINA PRODUCTS EVEN CHINESE FOOD HAAAAAAA I am scared of Chinese restaurants now. I do not know what they put in the food , then better be safe than worried. After watching they use dirty oil from sewer to cook ... and all kinds of crazy dirty things , I never want to eat Chinese food anymore .

[@burnerjack01]

They only care about getting paid. They don't care what they make as long as you pay them. Money is the god of China. No humanity. Just money.

[@El-Diablo-Blanco]

So... Not buy anything....

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

“War is started by people who know each other and fought by people who don’t know each other.” Mark Twain Don’t take it out on the people. They are only doing what they are told to do.

[@us3rG]

​@@rosemarietolentino3218are you for your country or not?

[@Kyle-xd7nv]

There is no legal regulation in China that prohibits or cancels Christmas. Those who are just radical patriots boycotting Western holidays cannot represent everyone😅

[@yeetman4953]

hmm?

[@aa-0731]

It can represent 99% of Chinese

[@mwk1]

Wesołych Świąt Winston! 🎄

[@Kasey_art]

0:18 I don't know what kind of trauma this guy has with Santa but it ain't good.

[@dibassarkar2898]

He got f@cked in the a$$ once by a guy dressed as santa

[@duncanmcgrath4847]

He caught mommy kissing Santa Claus

[@johnbaran577]

The ccp told him Santa was the devil

[@dcc70]

I think he saw Mommy did a lot more things with Santa Claus than just kissing

[@herrakaarme]

@@johnbaran577 I'm fairly certain the CCP has banned the devil as well, as it's an element in foreign religions.

[@timlong1525]

It depends on the city. Shanghai has open Christmas markets. I live and work in Nanjing, there's xmas trees all over the place. I work for a chinese company, I get Christmas off, and we had a company Christmas party.

[@OHSuzyQ7]

Thankyou for sharing

[@seawater1322]

OH NO don't contradict the serpanzta shill with truth.

[@drvijil]

Great post. Merry Christmas to you, Winston….and your family ! 🎄🎁🎄

[@davidchang7500]

Merry Christmas, Serpenza. And many more years of Christmas to come!

[@ashleyburns6752]

Christmas is very popular where I am in China. Christmas trees and decorations everywhere, schools celebrating it, offices doing secret santa etc. It is very popular now among people in their 20s and 30s and they are passing it on to their kids.

[@hipsonsogbo]

im from the west, its a stupid tradition, i dont know why you would adopt it, if the government is trying to prevent it i support them, there is no need, china has its own traditions

[@jonahhakobian-leone6188]

"I'm from the west". The west has millions of people in it dude. Most of them like Christmas. Ppl like you don't.@@hipsonsogbo

[@hipsonsogbo]

@@jonahhakobian-leone6188 and you are in China, China is not a Christian nation, Christmas makes no sense it's a bunch of nonsense and so I understand why China would be against it. None of it makes sense so it would be embarrassing to adopt it.

[@ashleyburns6752]

@@hipsonsogbo What is stupid about it? Kids love it? It brings family together (dont get that much now), you have parties, you see the look on your loved ones faces when they open gifts, time off work to relax. Most of all as I said, kids love it. You must be a depressing guy 😅

[@hipsonsogbo]

@@ashleyburns6752 you don't need Xmas for any of that. China is not Christian why would they want to be a part of Christian non sense traditions. China has it's own traditions and they are celebrated every year. Can you tell me what chopping a tree down and putting it in your house as it dies represents? Can you tell me what a fat man riding a sleigh with flying deer represents? I understand why China would not want to adopt a nonsense tradition.

[@StevenKeery]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Winston. To you, your family and all of your viewers. Thank you for all your entertaining stories.

[@rptlee]

i lost it when u called out that woman digging out soil lmao. in china, nobody confronts anyone about anything so it's funny to see how they react "ohhh i'm just gonna plant some flower" lol

[@nicholasnarcowich9163]

Happy Christmas, & a Merry New Year :-)

[@giannishen]

This is really something we have to know, thanks a lot for sharing, great job! 👍🥰🙏

[@DaveSkylark111]

I’ve worked in China for years, and at every job they made special efforts to make sure Christmas was a work day. It’s really annoying.

[@galewinds7696]

Expect nothing less from heathen people.

[@ChopChoiceBeats]

Haha, brings back some old memories. The foreign teachers where I was working always refused to work at Christmas, but we did it in unison. It worked a few times, but other times they would literally withhold our salary.

[@kamsunleong6648]

It's a working day because it's not a Christian country. They didn't stop anyone from celebrating because I did when visiting Shanghai a couple of years ago. Attended midnight mass on Christmas eve at St Joseph Catheral which was near my hotel. Nanjing road was fully decorated for the festive season. Don't be an idiot to believe in this ban crap.

[@larsradtke4097]

To understand something about Christmas, Christmas literally is a Chinese holiday, it is 冬至 dongzhi, the winter solstice! So why aren’t they on the same day? Because of Julius Cesar’s calendar and pope Gregorio‘s modern calendar. Christmas was defined as the birth of the Greek sun good Mithras and placed on the winter solstice, for religious purposes, they used Mithras and combined it with the story of Jesus. As the reformed calendar was slightly off from the factual solar year, the time was running faster, until pope Gregory made the correction. Christmas was then compared to today’s calendar, celebrated on the 6th of January, as the orthodox, Russians still do. So Gregory took out several days from the calendars, and put Christmas on the 24th of December. So basically introduced another error.

[@morgitory]

@kamsunleong6648 many non Christian countries celebrate Christmas lol

[@grumpynanny7402]

Merry Xmas and a Happy New year to you and your family. I enjoy your father’s channel

[@wrldtrvlr4vr]

Merry Christmas Winston! Thanks for all your hard work in all your videos about the REAL China

[@YoutubeWatcher264]

These guys are so tolerant of other people's culture and tradition.

[@bawbjusbawb6471]

Or intolerant to nonsense and lies???

[@jamesrecknor6752]

Glorious, revolutionary atheism is the ultimate lie. @@bawbjusbawb6471

[@cole1062]

@@bawbjusbawb6471bro what u mean the ccp is intolerant to anything that involves human rights

[@whitegoose2017]

@@bawbjusbawb6471 What do you mean nonsense and lies?

[@turbozed]

@@whitegoose2017 he's still angry that Santa really doesn't exist.

[@susannemontagnemslmtryt7885]

I spent a year teaching in China. I thought I would get a break from Christmas 🎄🎁 but they go big in China, especially in the commercial areas with foreigners.

[@user-yq5he3rg8o]

Due to the hype of some businesses, festivals like Christmas have become very grand, but many young people no longer care about our own traditional festivals. Therefore, the country does not ban Christmas now, but does not want it to replace our own traditional culture. , I just don’t want to deliberately lead people to put this holiday first. Originally, Chinese people are not religious, so why do they celebrate Christmas? As for the anchor, he used to kneel down and lick China and even us Chinese couldn't stand it. But something happened and he made anti-China his job.

[@breezer1788]

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Great work.

[@viperscot1]

Merry Christmas,holidays to you and yours subbed your dad's channel canny wait to get some of his stories listened too

[@rharcus]

I've experienced many of the "cancel Christmas" initiatives via media, but as a restaurant owner in China, I've also got placemats and Christmas trees up and have had no problems at all. Friends with restaurants do the same, they've even gone extra and put out super cheap Christmas decorations for like 3 kuai for passer-bys to pick up and QR to purchase. So what. If anyone wants to come smash my decorations, they'd have to smash me, and that's unlikely :D

[@Hanhan_the_Dolphin]

Christmas aside, even we Chinese people's biggest festival, 春节(Lunar New Year), the festive atmosphere is getting weaker and weaker. Setting off fireworks in urban areas is banned (although I can understand it's for safety reasons). When I was a child, 春节 was my happiest day of year, but now with the New Year without firecrackers, I can no longer find the feeling of the past. In addition, in traditional Chinese culture, Lunar New Year's Eve is the family reunion day. On this day, wanderers who are far away will go home and have a reunion dinner with their families. We have attached great importance to this custom for thousands of years. However, there will be no holiday for New Year's Eve of 2024, which has been criticized by lots of people online.

[@glory2cybertron]

I guess the CCP will only allow a public holiday where everyone sits quietly at home staring at a picture of Xi Jinping.

[@juhajuntunen7866]

When holiday become standard Saturday, why bother anything special for it?

[@moraghowiemacdiarmid443]

Im sorry your not allowed to enjoy your traditional festivals with an open heart ❤️

[@joca2903]

In California, many fireworks are banned for safety / fire reasons, but it is not the same in all parts of U.S. I wonder is it as fire hazard in certain areas? Fire crackers are not that harmful, so it surprises me that even those are banned, I've heard that the Chinese government's way of regulation is to go extremely all the way into a solution rather than something more nuanced.

[@larsradtke4097]

@@joca2903 my Chinese brother in law a fire fighter. The spring festival and all the fireworks is basically the busiest time of the year. He never could celebrate with his family in 20 years. So yes, fireworks are a safety hazard and huge pollution of waste. I did upload a clip looking at those fireworks.

[@Bobwa2008]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.

[@bruceleealmighty]

Thanks for the information. Awesomeness is but an attitude. Love y'all's attitude.😜🌲

[@johnsinarwi9669]

It's because 'someone' wants to be God and is doing his best to make it happen.

[@bawbjusbawb6471]

Because GOD is sick and tired of being worshiped as the heathens worship their gods? GOD abhors Christmas... Using unbiblical things to worship a Holy GOD... The golden calf... Nadab and Abihu... But because they are special little snowflakes, ignorant Christians believe they can do these abominations and it is acceptable to a Holy GOD... This is WHY judgement comes first to the House of GOD... Come out of her my people, lest you receive of her plagues...

[@weareruledbyNarcissists]

That what happens under the malignant narcissist chinese government

[@BigBBigTrees]

Do they not realize their country desperately needs the economic help that Christmas brings?

[@Shadowwalker1717]

Realizing things is way to much for them. Why do you think their nation goes downwards for years now.

[@capefox8321]

Is that the best reason you can think of? What about the spiritual help that Christ brings?

[@martcorpuz5191]

China successfully weaponized nationalism of their people. CCP are in control of the masses. They don't care if Christmas brings them economic help. Honestly, I feel bad for them.

[@bumblebeegamerreal]

"But we dont want to be brainwashed by the west's culture and its just fabricated" - CCP probably

[@inkchariot6147]

​@@capefox8321All things "spiritual" have been destroyed when Mao took the reins.

[@christaylor4477]

Love your dads channel. Awsome stories as well. Merry xmas

[@veronicawitmer8818]

May your wish come true for your friend and father, just subscribed on both. Merry Christmas to you and your family!😊

[@Thatsh1tsdingo]

China cancels Christmas! *Meanwhile there’s Christmas trees and other decorations literally everywhere in China . 😂

[@wolfrickthedesigner4748]

Yes this Asian country seems to pray everyday day and night to Santa Claus 😂

[@frank-hd6ts]

Every thing is made in China.

[@modestoca25]

​@@wolfrickthedesigner4748praying for an end to communism?

[@gus2600]

I hope that you and your wife are doing well in the holiday season ; a good will wish from the U.S.A.

[@Jimmy0331]

Thanks for the Ekster code, just ordered one for a considerable discount. Been watching you for years now, Love the show.

[@AwakeNPissed20]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too brother

[@hllboi817]

And then they try to call us bigots for not celebrating chinese new yesr 😂

[@bochog7587]

Yeah.. let’s ban Chinese New Year then

[@lildinosaur8856]

Technically globally everyone still “celebrates” it if you know your zodiac sign you’re TECHNICALLY celebrating/participating the lunar new year 😂

[@knowledgeispower9736]

@@lildinosaur8856 astrology and zodiac signs originate from mid east and ancient greek mythology. so you're totally incorrect

[@juki6377]

really i have never seen that happen

[@mrgoogle6968]

​@@knowledgeispower9736he's talking about chinese animal zodiac.

[@rebekahchalkley3252]

Your dad's channel is AMAZING! I have binge watched every one of his videos and his stories are hair raising!

[@wackyaces5316]

Binge? Wtf! Mad people watch this sheet!

[@stevekowalewski3847]

Merry Christmas Winston, to you and your family mate.

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

I was already subscribed! Happy holidays!

[@argenisbarreto2680]

Now I understand why my Chinese students say they dislike Chritsmas music. I teach ESL and Spanish online to Chinese students from Venezuela, South America. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@DatBoiOrly]

tbf hearing the same damn songs for 10+ years for 4 months of the year is like torture, especially if those asshole teachers play those song's on the crunchy PA speakers around the school it's like psychological warfare.

[@stlouisix3]

What sort of Christmas music were they referring to?

[@diegestive4167]

I’m English and hate xmas songs 😂

[@MrSatoshi-xn2dn]

chinese in venezuela, you say?

[@PeteQuad]

I love Christmas music and Christmas season. The only issue is people starting the season in October when it should start in December. We typically buy a tree a couple of weeks before Christmas.

[@finlaycowan3681]

I'm in China at the moment and there are Christmas decorations EVERYWHERE. There are Christmas markets all over the place and Christmas carols and Christmas songs coming out of every speaker...

[@PeteQuad]

That's great. A secular holiday of happiness and giving is probably just what they need.

[@IamHandsome4u]

This is a propaganda channel bro.

[@felixf4378]

@@IamHandsome4ubro did you even watch the video? He literally said “the Chinese government tried to ban Christmas but failed, yet they try every other year.”

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@felixf4378 and u believed this propaganda?🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ So ur best source of news is serpentza?

[@doujinflip]

Local governments are often the ones overreacting to some vague directive from above, and they're often not in places where people with constant VPN access are prevalent. That's why you don't usually hear about the more outrageous acts that the Chinese government is trending to ultimately commit.

[@Meng_37892]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ❤

[@timmytube12]

Merry Christmas Serpenza❤😮

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

I subbed to laowhy yesterday and told him congrats on almost a million. Funny timing. Good for him. Hope we’re talking about 2 million next year.

[@leviathantoobz]

Every once in a while, I will think about your other channel “the China show” and laugh at the title “China just banned poverty!” Lmao 😂 and now they just banned Christmas! Rats! 🤣

[@wolfrickthedesigner4748]

Next ban: water

[@IamHandsome4u]

Thats how propaganda channel attracts anti-china bots.

[@pinchebruha405]

@@IamHandsome4uso who’s engaged in propaganda? 😂

[@wookie2222]

@@wolfrickthedesigner4748 And I hoped, they would finally ban war or at least climate change.

[@vladivanov5500]

@@pinchebruha405 All sides, egregiously so, some are just self-evidently worse than others.

[@eminem1215]

been waiting for a new vid love ur work

[@angelachouinard4581]

Merry Christmas Winston. I've subscribed to Matt & your Dad long ago. Your Dad is a great storyteller, I see where you get it from.

[@hkvery3852]

Brave of you to live there. As a British expat living in HK for 15 years I visited China often, especially Shanghai. Wonderful times when you’re in a safe foreigner bubble, in your friends chauffeur driven car and visiting swanky hotels and restaurants on the Bund. But to live there? Without the foreigner safety net? Too inhospitable, cold and alienating.

[@caret_shell]

The presenter for these videos doesn't still live in China, does he? CCP would have arrested him by now if he was within their borders, I would think.

[@kbbtt]

@@caret_shell No. He does not live in China anymore. He did for about 10 years I think

[@PeteQuad]

For a long time he made videos in China generally about the culture. But he started getting harassed too much and eventually left and started posting the truth of his time there after they treated him terribly.

[@IamHandsome4u]

​@@kbbtt thats wt CIA do, they live in a target country to pretend that they love that country but in reality they live there to spread hate.

[@robmyers8948]

No idea what you are talking about. I lived in Beijing for a year and could only praise the locals. Don’t forget the political propaganda you see, is by no way a reflection on the Chinese people as a whole.

[@zellexy]

the guy going hog wild on santa at the start is amazing

[@moritzfesseler8460]

Thank you Winston ! I also whish you a merry christmas from germany !

[@kevinrice7635]

Merry Christmas love the Show 🤩

[@Countrysideboy247]

A big lesson to Indians who show intolerance whenever christmas is on the way. There are these posts on Insta about Halloween and Christmas in India, where it's common to find hindu nationalists dropping negative comments always. Thankfully, even as a non Christian I'm glad that my family celebrates christmas and makes visit to church, just the same way how we celebrate Durga puja and Saraswati Puja with joy. We are even a part of Ramkrishna mission and even they celebrate christmas every year. Merry Christmas in Advance!

[@rryhuu]

You don't have a name ? And still talking big ?

[@LuisRamirez-vv4dk]

Indians are very intolerant also.

[@LuisRamirez-vv4dk]

​@@rryhuuTruth hurts? Stop being intolerant.

[@hiicyuivbi]

Who cares about hinduism which is a pagan religion

[@pasttimer27]

I see Christmas being celebrated wherever I see in India. Take a break from negative comments on social media maybe.

[@TheodoreScopeline]

Merry Christmas Everyone! We don't stop thinking or talking about those targeted in SA! Merry Christmas Boer!

[@MarCariB]

Merry Christmas ❤ 🎄

[@ysy69]

happy holidays!

[@gothamgoon4237]

I didn't even know China celebrated Christmas. Weird. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

[@CynicalDoughnut6661]

They even celebrated western new year back in 2008 when I was there. I don't know current.

[@briankeeley6464]

Yea, it's kind of weird that they would have even started celebrating christmas to begin with. Good for them to reject it now. It's a made up holiday that needs a replacement.

[@Cybersawz]

They dont!

[@chico9805]

It's just Western influence. The only countries, which don't celebrate Christmas are those directly opposed to Christianity, like the Muslims or Israel.

[@Anonymous-iw4hx]

they dont, not really. its just a habit, something cute to do

[@StephenRedeemed]

Subscribed to your dads, and you laowey86. I hope we all pitch in just our own little bit, make your dad and Laowhy86 happy, but especially you because it is your wish. Bless you and yours on Christmas day!

[@storyspeakingtree]

Merry Christmas to you! 🎄🎅

[@eastendguy485]

Merry Christmas Winston! I hope you and your wife have a good one !

[@Peter-cm8vi]

Merry Christmas Winston. I do really enjoy your dad's stories from the African bush. May his channel continue to thrive.

[@malthus101]

I've got a few stories of the African bush, knowaddamean??! 😜

[@knauritsi1012]

I think Japan does Christmas best "Kentucky fried Christmas". KFC は クリスマス

[@mozzarellamaniac6300]

Fast foods there are great for their seasonal varieties of food and items

[@chrishenniker5944]

With Russia just over the border, you’d think orthodox Christianity would have gotten there first.

[@apoclypsPUBG]

Tons of Christmas spirit here in Shenzhen at the moment . Lots of Christmas trees up at every mall and lots of Christmas products in all the stores

[@serpentza]

Yep, but are you allowed to teach your kids Christmas songs at your Happy Giraffe school this year?

[@TinaRuan]

@@serpentzau are really funny😂😂😂

[@yudyyahja3057]

Merry Christmas to you too, peace be with you and your family 🎉.

[@lynettecarter9887]

Always a pleasure Winston my friend here is to you and your 💯🍻 from across the pond 🇬🇧🎄

[@nlvrn3853]

Me a non-Christian or any religion but still believe Christmas is a way of celebrating anything you want also these holidays gave chance for family seeing each other, old friends getting together and give happiness for kids too.

[@PeteQuad]

Yes, happiness, generosity, family and friends. Being a time like this is just fine for a holiday.

[@JamesJones-bb4bx]

They don't want that..or do u still av ur eyes shut

[@MR-ub6sq]

Do you know: In fact, Christmas is not a Christian holiday at all. After the death of the apostles chosen by Jesus, the early Christian congrecations were filled with false teachers who did not consider what Jesus taught important, but they considered it more important to please the sheep of their churches, And all this, e.g. the apostle Paul knew beforehand, as can be seen in his writings. Early Christians did not celebrate Christmas - nor birthdays in general. Jews did not celebrate birthdays, and Jesus did not command to follow such a pagan custom. Jesus, as a Jew by his roots, celebrated the Passover once a year, which was prescribed by law to commemorate the liberation from slavery in Egypt. But on the last Easter, Jesus made a new covenant with his followers and told them to always celebrate his death instead of Easter - because with his death he freed them from the slavery of sin. So Jesus commanded to celebrate the day of his death - not his birthday. and this is also in agreement with all the scriptures of the Bible, such as Solomon who wrote that the day of death is better than the day of birth. And it's better to go to a funeral home than to a holding house. Indeed, everyone can see from secular information sources that Jesus was not born in December, but between October and November. Likewise, anyone can see from secular sources that December 25th is the day of the pagan Roman celebration of Saturnalia. That's why I've never celebrated Christmas in over 50 years. It is not a Christian way, but a pagan way. Christian churches that have abandoned the original teaching and replaced it with a lie - are not teaching their sheep to study the Bible. If people read the Bible, they would quickly see the lies of their religious leaders.

[@ellenkorang6670]

@@MR-ub6sqthank you for explaining this perfectly!❤

[@cidie1]

It's not like christmas is the only holiday people around the world can have to do that. People have their own traditions that they hopefully carry on. It's just the governments heavy handed rule trying to stop it that is dumb.

[@rogermassey7036]

Merry Christmas, Winston!

[@stargategoku]

Merry Christmas to you, too!

[@Annie-ZA]

MERRY, BLESSED and LOVING CHRISTMAS to you and both of your families! 🎅🎄🤶🎁🙏🤗😍💪BTW I loveeeeee Dad's stories! 👌🐍🐍👏

[@Shadowboost]

I'm a non Christian and I'm completely good with Christmas. Free gifts sound good to me

[@alfredfleming3289]

The free gift is called grace, that’s why He came.

[@bas-tn3um]

way to miss the point.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

if youre nonchristian then why are you celebrating the birth of Christ? dont you KNOW you MUST have Him as your Lord and OBEY the Bible as much as you are able in order to get into Heaven? the ONLY other destination is hell, you know. you CANT make your decision for Christ AFTER you die; you can ONLY make your decision while u are on earth.

[@MaouHoi]

Thats cause you realized its just a traditional festival to enjoy time with your friends and family. Not some political opinion or show of nationalism

[@WhiskeyAfterHours]

@@Lauren-vd4qe Christmas is a pagan holiday you full and total psychopath. If hell exists enjoy burning in it for all eternity.

[@tradeargent6507]

Merry Christmas!!🎉

[@fantomghost6213]

Merry Christmas mate, from Australia!!

[@robbertram3310]

I love your dad’s channel! It is part of my Sunday morning ritual. His videos usually upload around 5 or 6 a.m. on Sundays so they’re ready to be viewed when I wake up 7 a.m. EST here in South Carolina. I make my coffee and watch Surviving Africa.

[@davemypersonalthoughts]

Your father's channel is great and I might say he must have been crazy in his younger days in a good way. Recommend it highly to all.

[@TobiasRieperGER]

Happy Holidays to all of you. Greetings from germany.

[@user-yp6wu7oz7b]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Winston 👍🍺

[@user-zc3es2xv4t]

In our country we can’t even think about having a Christmas tree.😅Pakistan

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

You're not serious, are you? There are lots of Christians in Pakistan, sometimes they even make the news. Are you one, by any chance?

[@davidhunternyc1]

China can cancel Christmas but Santa will still bring presents to all the children of the world on Christmas morning. In fact, from what I hear, China is Santa's first stop. Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@Hanhan_the_Dolphin]

Thank you. Merry Christmas to u too. (*^ω^*)

[@HenshinFanatic]

Well, it is a short stop...

[@JiminyCrickets]

@davidhunternyc1 Eugh, not only was that so corny that I contemplated suicide for a second but I would love to see people like you explain christmas to, for example, the poor/homeless kids who santa, according to you, just felt like skipping, eh? Thats something that rustles my jimmies alot about religion and its traditions: In order to adhere to it, you have to lie. And now? Alot of kids start their life getting lied to by their parents about santa, easter bunny, and much more. And most of these dont even come with a good reason. I still have YET to hear 1 good reason for the easter bunny. So, what does that tell me? In order to follow christianity and its traditions, one has to learn to lie...to ones family nonetheless. And that means quite literally that christianity corrupts through its practice. Neat, who woulda thunk? That the religion, which used to force its ideology onto others, the one thats responsible for crusades and many more crimes against humanity...that this "beautiful" religion corrupts?

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@r3furbish3dbrain12 ...um, no. I believe in Santa. He's never once caused a war, nor brought harm to anyone. The only skeletons in Santa's closet surrounds all of his elves who work tirelessly throughout the year making toys for all of the good little boys and girls of the world. I should ask Santa about this the next time I go to Macy's.

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@JiminyCrickets Santa is not Christian nor Jew nor Hindu nor Muslim. Santa is Santa. He lives in the North Pole with Mrs. Claus and all his elves. If you don't believe in Santa, he doesn't exist. It's all good. It's your prerogative. I encourage you, however, to watch an amazing documentary about Santa Claus, filmed in 1947, called, "Miracle on 34th Street." I promise, once you believe your heart will be filled with joy. Don't forget to leave out the milk and cookies. Merry Christmas!

[@sozilla]

Merry Christmas Winston!

[@colleen36]

I Love your Dads channel. He is a great storyteller

[@kenpearce3269]

Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@sakshamgoyal8737]

you can never have too many holidays. The more the merrier. Let's celebrate the world.

[@Deyas786]

At some point you would be doing nothing but partying. Live in moderation 👍😤

[@DavidGarcia-em6hk]

a big difference too is that if you are in maritime or logistics with chinese partners your company will slow down or close during the chinese new year out of respect. We can then perform maintenance and other upgrades while providing respect to our Eastern task masters yet they will not show the same respect to our beliefs. Not sure why allow this slap in the face by using their slave waged factories.

[@moravianlion3108]

I don't know how about you, but I don't need a special day every year to celebrate. I do it whenever I want.

[@J-_-S]

You can do it if you know how toake money lol

[@MJ-92]

Medieval peasants worked only around 155 days a year. Let that sink in.

[@ACollectionOfBookmarks]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@RayMak]

Which state is this? Christmas is actually quite big in China

[@jeremiahjohnson7619]

I wouldn’t call Christmas a Western holiday. Sure it is more predominant in the West. But wherever there is a Christian, there will be Christmas.

[@Taruby]

Christmas is a pagan holiday; Jesus Christ wasn't born on December 25th, so many Christians in many non-European countries do not celebrate Christmas. Only people whose roots are from pagan countries celebrate this day.

[@bawbjusbawb6471]

Wherever there is a deluded "Christian" there is Christmas... FTFY...

[@collinryan6327]

@@TarubyYes I was once one of those Christians, who thought that Christmas was a Christian holiday, but now I have found out the true nature of Christmas and it’s pagan origin; I stopped celebrating it, and I won’t celebrate it anymore.

[@PeteQuad]

It's a holiday of generosity, happiness, family and friends that began in the west. Who cares about the origin? It is a good thing regardless.

[@IamHandsome4u]

There wouldnt be any christians if they hadnt forcely converted others.

[@Braverman.G]

Merry Christmas Winston! I have learned so much since discovering your channel. Thank you so much🙏 Stay blessed and stay healthy! Keep bringing em!

[@user-fv1yy8vy1l]

Good Job! Well done. Every culture has its own celebrations.

[@nigelmoore957]

Merry Christmas to all!