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Who are the engaged men and women (⊙ _ ⊙)?

Hui marriage begins with engagement, and the matchmaker goes to the woman's house to propose marriage, but the woman's parents generally do not express their views. Both men and women and their parents looked at each other when the Hui festival was held. If you are in love, before the next general anesthesia, the woman will accept a gift from the matchmaker, such as poria tea. On the day of engagement, the woman's family divided the Fu tea sent by the man's family into small pieces and distributed it to relatives and friends, and returned the clothes, shoes and socks sewn by the girl to the future son-in-law. According to custom, most auspicious days for engagement are chosen on the evening of "Sunday" (Friday). Accompanied by respected elders, relatives and friends, the young man's parents came to his aunt's house with 1000 yuan, 800 Jin of noodles, 1000 betel nuts, a pair of bracelets, cakes and other gifts, and the girl personally accepted the gifts. This shows that both men and women are willing to be lifelong partners. After paying the "female card silver" (bride price), both parents agreed to get married on a good day. Betel nut is given to neighbors, relatives and friends, which is to announce marriage to the public. The woman uses the "female card silver" provided by the man as a dowry and wedding. Noodles are a tribute to the woman's parents. The wedding is also held on the "main hemp day". The wedding was held in accordance with Islamic ceremonies. Three days ago, both families built a large umbrella-shaped temporary grid house with canvas in the open space in front of the house. Just like this day, they call it "making a pot", which means washing their hair. On this day, the bride will invite all the women in the town (mainly young women) to her house to wash their hair. Both men and women have to take a bath two days ago, commonly known as "big and small". In the afternoon, the young men and women in the village hosted a banquet for the bride and groom respectively (the bride is invited by the woman and the groom by the man). At the same time, please ask the old woman in the village to dress up for the bride. In the evening, the bride and groom receive guests in their own "welcome room", and the banquet is arranged in pairs to show that they are newly married. At the banquet, young people sang and read pure teachings until late at night. This day is called "Brother Dou". The day before, the Hui people called it "invitation". On the same day, the bride's family slaughtered cattle and sheep, set the table and entertained the guests who came to congratulate. Guests present cash, daily necessities and hall furnishings to the bride according to custom. In the evening, the bride redecorated the dress (sutra) to show neatness, and warmly invited the guests for tea and entertainment. The wedding was held in the early morning of an auspicious day: the groom's house held a "dinner party" to entertain guests and give betel nuts. After the ceremony in the morning, the guests went into the groom's house to give presents. After the "dinner party", young friends, the groom's brother or uncle formed a wedding team and went to the wedding reception. The bride wore a black veil and a wedding dress, crying goodbye to her father, brother, sister, relatives and friends, and went to the groom's house with the wedding team. When the wedding procession came home, firecrackers exploded. Surrounded by neighbors and relatives, the bride stepped into the door of her husband's family. Then the groom's family asked the imam to preside over the wedding. At 3 pm, the groom's family held a banquet, invited the imam and villagers to recite Nikaha for the bride and groom, and held a religious ceremony for the wedding. The wedding ceremony is relatively simple-the bride and groom wear prayer hats (white hats for men and hijab for women) and sit facing the imam. The imam asked whether men and women were in love, and after receiving a positive answer, the imam pronounced "Nikaha" and solemnly wished the bride and groom a happy life together. Then, the groom spread a piece of HongLing on his knee and took gifts and food such as red dates, peanuts, candy and betel nuts from the imam. These gifts and food are distributed by the groom to the children and the people watching. That night, the groom warmly welcomed relatives, friends and elders in the neighborhood with candy, tea and auspicious meals. People also offer words, sing songs and play games to congratulate the success of the wedding, and the feast does not end until dawn in the East. The next day, the bride got up early in the morning, cleaned the front and back of the house and the neighboring streets and lanes, then bought sheep or ducks at her own expense to cook a sumptuous meal for the whole family, and gave the shoes and boots brought by her parents to the groom's parents, brothers and sisters, saying that she would stay at her husband's house in the future, hoping to be welcomed and live in harmony. At this point, the wedding activities are all over.