The festivals of the Hui people fall on which month. The more specific the better.

1. Eid al-Fitr: a traditional festival of the Hui people. The Arabic word is Erdai Fitur, Erdai means festival, and Fitur means breaking the fast. Also known as the Great Eid. Every year, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar is Ramadan. During Ramadan, all Hui Muslims should go to the mosque to bathe and pray every evening and early morning on Eid al-Fitr.

After the Eid al-Fitr ceremony, the Hui people hold hands with each other to express their congratulations. The Hui people attach great importance to the Eid al-Fitr festival and generally try to participate in festival gatherings. It is best for parents to lead their adult children to worship together.

2. Corban Festival: a traditional festival of the Hui people. Also known as Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice, Festival of Loyalty and Filial Piety, and Little Eid. It was in Hijila, which is December 10th in the Islamic calendar. On this day, various mosques hang colorful flags and post slogans to decorate a new morning. Hui Muslims bathe and purify themselves, wear new clothes and white hats, and gather in the mosque. The imam leads the Muslims to hold a ceremony facing Mecca, commonly known as the Li'erdai.

The Hui Muslims in Hohhot City will also hold entertainment activities such as wrestling and martial arts performances, and visit the graves led by imams to mourn the deceased. Mawlid is the birth anniversary of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. This day happens to be the day when Muhammad died, and this day is also called "Holy Taboo".

Muslims in China are accustomed to commemorating the holy taboos and holy events together, which is called holding a holy meeting. Reciting sutras in the mosque to commemorate the occasion, and then having a meal with fried oil, braised noodles and whole lamb dishes.

3. Qadr Night: The origin of Hijri is the night of the 27th day of September (Ramadan) in the Islamic calendar. Qadr, Arabic, means precious night. Also known as Ged's Evening Eve. Commonly known as sitting at night. Muslims have completed twenty-seven fasts on this day, and it is the night before breaking the fast. According to legend, Allah began to send down the Quran that night. After the prayer, the imam will recite and preach sutras. ?

The Fatima Festival of the Hui people is held on the 14th of Ramadan every year, which is the 14th of September in the Islamic calendar. In memory of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad and the wife of Ali, Hui women personally went out to collect money and food, chose a spacious Hui home, set up several extra large iron pots, cooked several large pots of miscellaneous bean porridge, fried some oil or fried it. Oil incense, please pray and praise the saint's deeds. The Hui people also call it "the Holy Lady".

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Food taboos

According to the provisions of Islam, the Hui people do not eat pigs, horses, donkeys, mules, dogs and all animals that die by themselves. , animal blood, fasting from all ugly birds and beasts, regardless of cattle, sheep, camels, chickens and poultry, they must be slaughtered after the imam or worshiper chants the name of Allah, otherwise they cannot be eaten. In daily life, the Hui people do not smoke or drink alcohol, but they especially like to drink tea and entertain guests with tea.

Due to the dispersion in various places, different tea drinking customs have been formed. In the northern Hui area, there are pots of tea; among the Hui people in Yunnan, there is roasted tea; and among the Hui people in Hunan, there is Leicha. Gaiwan tea is a special hobby of the Northwest Hui people. The most representative one is "Eight Treasure Gaiwan Tea", which is a tureen filled with tea leaves, rock sugar, wolfberry, walnut kernels, sesame seeds, red dates, longan, raisins (or dried apples), etc.

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