What are the customs in Ningxia?

Traditional festival customs, dietary customs, religious customs, architectural art customs.

1, traditional festival custom: On the first day of the first month, there is a custom of "welcoming XiShen" in the southern mountainous area of Ningxia. People will go out to meet the western gods and pray for peace, good weather, abundant crops and prosperous livestock in the new year. During the Spring Festival, Ningxia people also have the tradition of "grabbing the first fragrance" and praying for peace before the first fragrance in the New Year.

2. Eating habits and customs: On the first day of the first month, most people will eat jiaozi. jiaozi often contains sugar, peanuts, red dates or copper coins, which means a good life, reproduction, early birth and prosperous fortune. Hui people in Ningxia have the custom of fasting pork, dog meat, donkey meat and mule meat, as well as the custom of prohibiting visas, gambling, idolatry and bathing. Ningxia cuisine is mainly based on northwest pasta, mostly with halal characteristics, and beef and mutton are the main meat.

3. Religious customs: Hui people in Ningxia have formed unique customs in dress, diet, personal hygiene, marriage and funeral. For example, Hui men and women like to wear white hats and black vests, and women also like to wear hijab, gold and silver earrings, rings and bracelets.

4. Architectural custom: The painting art of Zhongwei's ancient buildings has a long history and unique artistic form and style, which enriches Zhongwei's painting heritage.