The Hui cultural practices:

1, diet

According to the provisions of Islam, eating halal food, the Hui people are forbidden to eat pigs, horses, donkeys, mules, dogs and all the animals that die of their own accord, animal blood, and are forbidden to eat all the ugly image of the flying birds and animals. At the same time, alcohol is forbidden. Often make a variety of fried noodles, as well as ramen, stuffed skin, baked cakes, haggis, buns and other flavorful meals.

2, cleanliness and hygiene

The daily diet of the Hui people pay close attention to health, where there are conditions, before and after meals to wash their hands with flowing water, meals, the elders should be seated in the seat, the younger generation can not be with the elders sitting on the same kang, to sit on the edge of the kang or on the ground on a stool. In addition, water and rice should not be scooped out.

3, funeral customs

The Hui people died called "return to the true", that is, "back to God there" meaning. People died, the family can not be excessive grief, not to mention chest thumping, bawling. Nor can they kneel down and kowtow to the dead, but only to bow down (kneeling with one leg bent down). Burial of the dead, without a coffin, the implementation of soft burial. Hui people, no matter what the reason, where they died, should be carried to the mosque, and then sent from there to be buried. Anyone who dies in the Hui settlement, regardless of his nationality, liver and gall bladder color, official position, rich and poor, Hui people as long as they hear and see, they have to go to help take care of the funeral, burial of the dead.

4, wedding

The Hui young men and women held two or three days before the wedding, the man should bring steamed buns, mutton to the woman's home to send, called the "urge to make-up gift. The day of the wedding, the male party to go to the car to pick up the bride. The bride should wear red clothes, wash big clean. Called "away from the mother water". At the same time, but also to invite the whole person (i.e., both parents, children, husband and wife) to send the bride.

5, clothing

The headdress is the most typical of the Hui people, the most characteristic clothing. Because Islam is still white, the Hui regard white as the cleanest and most joyful color. The color of clothes and crowns are mainly white, green and black. Hui men wear a small white hat without a brim, also known as the "Hui Hui cap" or "worship cap".