What are the customs of Eid al-Fitr?

1. On the morning of the festival, mosques were cleaned, and some even hung banners and colored lights to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and posted couplets praising God. Every household should be cleaned, adult men should take a bath by themselves, children should wash their faces, and men, women and children should wear national costumes. At about eight o'clock in the morning (in some places, the ceremony bell rings), people gather in the mosque to hold a ceremony.

2. When the imam announced the start of the ceremony, people automatically knelt in a neat row and prayed to the ancient Kaaba in Mecca. This kind of party ceremony is much more grand than the usual party ceremony. After the service, people all say hello to the imam, and then exchange greetings of "peace, harmony and tranquility". After the whole ceremony, the imam led or scattered families to visit the tomb and pray for the dead. Then visit relatives and friends to celebrate the festival.

During the festival, every household has prepared traditional food with strong ethnic flavor, such as prickly heat, sesame oil, class, flowers, flowers and so on. At the same time, they also slaughtered sheep, chickens and rabbits to make bean jelly and stew. Send friends and relatives to each other and pay New Year greetings to each other. On the first and second day of the festival, married and unmarried son-in-law should visit their parents-in-law with holiday gifts. Many young people also hold weddings on Eid al-Fitr, which adds to the festive atmosphere.

With the development of society, many new contents have been added to Eid al-Fitr. Besides attending ceremonies, people also take part in some recreational activities, such as lion dancing, walking on stilts, singing flowers, performing martial arts, wrestling, playing poker and visiting city parks.