But instead of going to the rich man's house for dinner, the sage Muhammad visited a very poor Muslim old man. The old man had nothing to eat, so he had to offer him a delicious "oily fragrance". Saint Muhammad happily tore a piece with his right hand and ate it, and gave the rest to the onlookers.
Since then, Muslims have formed the habit of eating oil incense with their right hands. In some places, young Muslim men and women also deliberately choose to hold weddings during Eid al-Fitr to add some festive atmosphere to their weddings.
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Eid al-Fitr will last for three days, and the first day will be lively from dawn. Every household should get up early to clean the yard roadway, giving people a clean, comfortable and pleasant feeling. Men, women and children put on their favorite new clothes. Mosque is a place for Hui people to gather and have activities. During the festival, it will also be cleaned, and huge slogans and colored lights will be hung to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
During the festival, every household fried traditional foods with ethnic flavor, such as prickly heat and oil fragrance. At the same time, they also slaughtered chickens and sheep, made bean jelly and braised dishes, and sent relatives and friends to each other for New Year's greetings.
Hui people in Xinjiang should clean dust and paint houses before the festival. Men need a haircut, and both men and women should take a bath and put on new clothes. The custom of eating "powder soup" for the whole family is basically the same all over the country. Many young Hui people hold weddings on Eid al-Fitr, which makes the festival more lively and shows gorgeous and charming colors.