Eid al-Fitr is the free translation of the Arabic "De Fitul".

Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang call it "Ruzi Festival". "Ruzi" is Persian, meaning "fasting". Hui Muslims in some areas of Ningxia call it "Dade"; some Hui Muslims in Gansu, Qinghai and eastern regions also call it "New Year".

Although Eid al-Fitr has different names in various places, it is actually a religious and cultural festival of grand scale and solemn etiquette. Its grandness is just like the Spring Festival of the Han people and the Tibetan New Year of the Tibetan compatriots. ?

Customs of Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr generally lasts for three days. Starting at dawn on the first day, every household gets up early and cleans indoor and outdoor, courtyard and alleyway toilets to give people a clean, comfortable and pleasant feeling. Adult Hui Muslims must perform ghusl and bathe to purify themselves. Men, women, old and young all put on their favorite clothes, and the children also washed their faces and combed their hair shiny.

The mosque, a place where Muslims gather together, must be renovated and cleaned before the festival. In some places, huge banners and lanterns are specially hung to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. After about eight o'clock in the morning (in some places, the ceremony bell is rung), Muslim people carry small blankets or small prayer mats. From the southeast, northwest and all directions, people gather to the mosque.