What do the Hui people eat during Eid al-Fitr?

The foods that the Hui people eat during the Eid-al-Fitr Festival include deep-fried fried rice, steamed buns, buns, flowers, noodle soup, slaughtered sheep, slaughtered chickens, jelly, stewed vegetables, etc. During Eid al-Fitr, every Muslim household will fry fried rice noodles, cook delicious dishes, and entertain guests. This custom can be traced back to a legendary story: According to legend, when the Islamic prophet Muhammad returned in triumph after a victory in a battle, Muslims rushed to invite him to their home.

But instead of having a banquet at a rich man’s house, the Holy Prophet Muhammad went to the home of a very poor old Muslim man. The old man did not have delicious food to entertain the Holy Prophet Muhammad, so he could only serve out oily and fragrant "oil-flavored food". "Let him taste it, the saint Muhammad happily tore off a piece with his right hand and ate it, and distributed the rest to the children who were watching.

From then on, Muslims formed the habit of tearing open the oil with their right hand and eating it. In some places, young Muslim men and women even specially choose to hold their wedding ceremonies during Eid al-Fitr to add some festive joy to their weddings.

Extended information

Eid al-Fitr lasts for three days, and the first day becomes lively from dawn. Every household should get up early and clean the yard and lanes to give people a clean, comfortable and pleasant feeling. Men, women and children all put on their favorite new clothes. Mosques, the places where Hui people gather and carry out activities, are also kept clean during the festival, and huge slogans and lanterns "Celebrating Eid al-Fitr" are hung.

During the festival, every household makes fried dumplings, oil-flavored rice and other traditional foods rich in ethnic flavor. At the same time, they also slaughtered chickens and sheep, made jelly, stewed vegetables, etc., sent each other to relatives, friends and neighbors, and paid each other festival greetings.

The Hui people in Xinjiang have to sweep dust and paint their houses before the festival. Men need to get a haircut, and both men and women need to take a bath and change into new clothes. The whole family eats "pink soup". This custom is roughly the same throughout the country. Many young Hui people hold weddings on Eid al-Fitr, making the festival more lively and displaying brilliant and charming colors.