What are the customs of the Hui nationality?

Hui folk festivals mainly include: Eid al-Fitr, also called Jimin Festival. Eid al-Adha, holy day, etc. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in Ramadan in September every year, from the new moon to the new moon next month. All/kloc-men over 0/2 years old and women over 9 years old must fast.

That is, from sunrise to sunset, you are not allowed to eat any food until Ramadan begins on 10/day, and it will be celebrated for three days. Every household will slaughter cattle and sheep to entertain relatives and friends, and make as many as twenty or thirty kinds of holiday foods such as sesame oil, prickly heat and ointment.

Eid al-Adha (Sacrifice Festival) will be celebrated on January 10, and there will be no breakfast on that day. After going to the mosque, the cow will be slaughtered and sacrificed. Sacrificial cattle and sheep should be in good shape and free from defects. Traditionally, the slaughtered animals are divided into three parts, one for the poor, one for relatives and friends, and one for their own consumption, but they cannot be sold.

Hui people in northwest China also celebrate Asura Festival, so they should immediately choose local whole grains, mix them with the viscera of cattle and sheep and cook them. During the festival, guests must catch mutton by hand, followed by various dishes made of chicken.

The banquet of the Hui nationality in Laigetou pays attention to the arrangement of various dishes, and the wedding banquet usually takes 8- 12 dishes, which means that the newlyweds will always be in pairs. The dishes at the grand banquet are more exquisite.

For example, the roast whole sheep in the northwest, without containers or stoves, is barbecued directly on charcoal fire, which tastes tender and fat but not greasy; Another example is the popular halal banquet dishes in southern Ningxia, such as Five Luo Sihai, Nine Kui Thirteen Flowers and Fifteen Yueeryuan, which are famous all over the country. "Five snails" means serving five kinds of stir-fried dishes at the same time, and "Four Seas" means serving four kinds of dishes with soup at the same time.