Hui Festivals

Because of their belief in Islam, the Hui people mainly have two major festivals each year: Eid and Eid al-Adha.

Eid

Ramadan is taught in September every year, and Hui people who have reached the age of twelve must fast (Although many Hui youth do not fast even when they reached the age ).
When it is the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan, Eid would start.
The celebration often lasts for 3 days.
During the Eid, From the dawn, Hui people would start washing, bathing, changing into new clothes. After that they would go to the mosque.
Today, in provinces like XingJiang, where most Chinese muslims like Hui people live, government stipulates one day holiday for the people of all ethnic groups in Eid
On the day of Eid al-Fitr, every household of Hui people must donate things (2.4 kg of flour per person or converted into cash). The purpose is to "help the poor and purify people's hearts". It follows muslims' virtues of helping the poor and sharing the joy of the festival with the poor.

Hui people celebrating Eid (by 卓简)

Eid al-Adha festival is a religious holiday on December tenth of the Islamic calendar
In some places, it takes three days according to traditional habits, and in some places it only lasts one day.
Before the holiday, Hui people will clean the family yard and the streets.
Every household would cook fry oil 油香 and dumplings before the festival.
In the morning of the first day of the festival, Hui people would bath, put on clean clothes, and go to the mosque for the ceremony
In the mosque, leading by the Imam, Hui people would to bow west and worship the Allah.
Imam would let everyone recall the wrongs that they have been done and the crimes that they have been committed during the year. Then, Imam will preach the teachings.
After that, Hui people (who can afford it) would sacrifice their best halal domestic animals as a symbol of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son.
When Hui people finished their feast, they would visit their relatives and friends, donate food and vegetables, and ask Imam to their home to pray and have food. At the same time, they would visit their ancestors' graves.
The People's Government of China will give the Hui people a day off during the festival, and the government would provide Hui people with mutton, sesame oil, and vegetables.

Hui people celebrate Eid Al-Adha festival in the mosque

This is fry oil 油香, a traditional dish that Hui people would cook during different festival

One mosque in LanZhou province was preparing for the festival

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