A special moment of [Hmong] Mong's New Year, Ncej Ntxheb Ncej Ntxhoo

[applex95]

Kuv thov ghua nej cov tub nce ntoo nce ncej huab gag. los yog ncej ntxheb ncej ntxhoos. ua yog peb hmoob lub xyoo tshiab ..mog nej nce tau muaj peev xwm kawg li ...............Ua tsaug..

[applex95]

Kuv thov ghua nej cov tub nce ntoo nce ncej huab gag. los yog ncej ntxheb ncej ntxhoos. ua yog peb hmoob lub xyoo tshiab ..mog nej nce tau muaj peev xwm kawg li Ua tsaug..

[applex95]

mej cov hmoob suav no nce ntoo keej kawg les nawb uatsaug

[Serfius666]

I thought Hmong were Miao. After seeing these videos, it makes sense that they have their own culture that is not Miao but Mong. A rich culture! Do not lose it!

[AtarashiNOhi]

@Serfius666 Hmong is Miao. Miao is just the Chinese word that refers to the Hmong people. It's like how we call them Suav in Hmong. And besides, the Hmong people live in different regions of China so traditions and ceremonies tend to change, but some things never change.

[MrDeathCab1]

@AtarashiNOhi But miao also means cat in chinese. so its actually a insult to the HMONG people. Back in the ancient China Dynasties, The Hmong were great warriors, but never agreed with one another. We were decieved by the chinese. we turned on one another and eventually were casted out of china and forced to refuge upon the jungles of Laos and Thailand. I'm glad that I am Hmong.

[AtarashiNOhi]

@MrDeathCab1 Actually, the word Miao (苗) means sprout or seedling. The box with four squares in the Chinese character represents the field or farm. The Chinese pronounce the word 'cat' as 'mao', not Miao. The name Miao has been used to refer to the Hmong for a long time and it was also used in SEA and that's where the name referred to 'cats'. Why? Because in Southeast Asia, the word Miao sounds like their word for 'cat' in their language.

[HmongUniverse]

@AtarashiNOhi Just to add that "Miao" was not originally meant seedling. After the term "Miaozi" was banned during the beginning of Mao Zhi Dong era, "Miao" then was wrote into the meaning of seedling after China was liberated under Mao. After the term Miaozi vanished from history, the term Miaozu was then officially used for the Mong nationalities. This was the confusion why people do not understand why Mong were originally against the term “Miao” because it was used as “Miaozi” .

[AtarashiNOhi]

Wow, they look like they're having so much fun! So are they picking random people from the crowd to climb the pole?

[MrVangPao]

I am happy to see our Mong people still remember our roots.  I am so use to the Hmong. It will takes sometime to accept Mong again.

[onesnowfall]

Can the Hmong people from the edge of china even like communicate with the others from around the world, since everyone around the world has different accents? I'm thinking about taking a trip there with my parents to help translate some things since im not that fluent in Hmong

[HmongUniverse]

@onesnowfall It is something that you have to work on and adjust your pronunciations as you talk to them. From Yunnan to Hunnan, most speak the MongLeng dialect, but it gets harder as you go eastward.

[jeffxeemwang]

HmongUniverse, I like your VDOs. Are those your original from your trip? or you have them from other sources?.

[HmongUniverse]

Yes, these are original Videos from our trips.

[311fob]

This looks so fun! Which makes me wonder why can't Hmong Americans maintain this kind of cultural fun activity in America? Especially during the Hmong New Year.

They look like they're having so much fun! There needs to be a change in Hmong American community wide activities. That will be my goal!!

Sorry if this is irrelevant to this video. lol

[HmongUniverse]

You have a good comment. Hope you can contribute in getting Mong people to continue this ritual and keep the Mong flame going. :-)

[calhmoob]

@311fob Hmong American cares more about making money than preserving the cultures. If Hmong Americans want to have a ncej ntxheb it shouldn't be hard at all, but very few people care nowadays. I do wish our new years are more like those in China.