Customs and habits of the Hui people in Xinjiang

The Hui people are accustomed to building "ritual temples" in their places of residence, and often live around the temples. The shrine gradually became collectively known as a mosque. "Halal" is the Chinese translation of "Islam" in China. "Halal" is generally interpreted as "clean and authentic".

The diet is mainly rice and flour, and you eat cattle, sheep, chicken, fish, etc. Deep-fry "oily fragrance","sprinkled seeds" and other foods on holidays. The Hui people love tea very much. When entertaining guests, they also add rock sugar, red dates, etc. to the tea. Halal snacks are well-known.

Clothing: Generally, men over middle-aged wear small white hats, white shirts and black vests, women wear black, white or green hijab, elderly women like to wear black placket, and rural women like to wear brightly colored clothing.

Funeral: Land burial and quick burial are generally implemented. Generally, if you die in the morning, you will be buried at noon, and if you die at night, you will be buried the next morning. The imam should be asked to preside over the funeral, wrap the dead body in white cloth and bury it in the earth, and transport it into the cemetery in a transfer box.

The main programs are Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Holy Order Day.

Eid al-Fitr is a major and solemn festival in Islam, held on October 1st of the Islamic calendar.

In Xinjiang, Eid al-Fitr is called Rouzi Day, which is a Bisi language that means fasting. Muslims fast for one month every year. During fasting, Muslims must eat fasting meals before sunrise, so that they can eat enough and drink enough. They are not allowed to eat or drink water after sunrise until sunset. During Ramadan, Muslims are required to refrain from all selfish desires. Children, the elderly, the elderly and the sick, and pregnant women may not fast. After the fasting period expires, Eid al-Fitr is celebrated. In the early morning of that day, Muslims gathered in the mosque to hold prayers, and then began the festival. Eid al-Adha is a traditional Islamic festival held on December 10th of the Islamic calendar every year. Gulbang means sacrifice and dedication.