Hui people generally eat ruminant cloven-hoofed herbivores such as cattle, sheep and camels, but do not eat horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, dog meat, animal blood and animal carcasses. Especially without pork. Hui people pay great attention to food hygiene, shower and washing. Walking into the clean and tidy houses of rural Hui people, you can often see a pitcher hanging on the beam behind the door, and there is a shallow pit leading to the sewer below, where people often take a bath. Wash your face and hands at ordinary times, and use soup bottles instead of washbasins. Soup bottles, also called pot washing, were first introduced from Arabia. Now, Muslim restaurants in the city often hang a Muslim wooden sign with a picture of "soup bottle", and some even add a "tiger painting white" stick or "telling the truth" in Arabic to show that this is authentic Islamic culture.
Hui people have two major festivals, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which originated from Islam. Fasting is one of the "five pillars of Islam" for Muslims. Eid al-Fitr is the day when fasting expires. Generally, fasting is carried out in the ninth month of Ramadan, and the fasting period expires. 10/day is Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Adha is held on the 70th day after Eid al-Fitr, that is, on the 10 day of Ramadan. Because1February 10 is the last day for immigrants to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, we slaughtered cattle and sheep to celebrate and hold a dinner party.
Second, the characteristics of Uygur diet: meat, dairy products, fruits, dried fruits and strong-smelling spices (such as cumin) account for a large part of the diet, and most of its pasta is oily.
Uighur taboo: do not eat pork, donkey meat, dog meat, mule meat, dead animal meat and all animal blood, wear short clothes, generally knee-high tops, trouser legs and feet, and do not wear shorts outdoors; Sitting in the house, avoid straightening your legs and pointing your feet at people; Don't use one hand when accepting goods or inviting tea; Without the owner's consent, the owner's property shall not be used; When you go to other people's homes, you must let the older people in first. Young and middle-aged women are forbidden to enter when they are alone at home; Newly married couples' bridal chamber should not be broken into casually; Seeing a red cloth strip hanging on the door means that women give birth or children have a rash, and outsiders are forbidden to enter; Don't joke with women; Avoid going shirtless in public, and don't go to other people's homes wearing vests and underwear; Avoid talking about other people's shortcomings behind their backs; It is forbidden to urinate, spit or pour dirty water near the residence, near the water source, around the cemetery, mosque and under the fruit trees; It is forbidden to bring dirty things into cemeteries and mosques; It is forbidden to build pigsty and toilet near the cemetery, livestock are not allowed to run around in the cemetery, and soil is not allowed to be taken from the cemetery; Don't use your own bucket or jar to fetch water from wells or dams full of water. Draw water from a public bucket first, and then pour it into your own bucket or jar. In northern Xinjiang, it is forbidden to speak humorous or teasing language in front of elders.