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What are the traditional festivals of the Hui people?
What is the traditional festival of Hui nationality?

1, Eid al-Fitr: It is one of the major festivals in Islam. The time is at the beginning of September every year in the Islamic calendar, and the new moon appears until the new moon is seen in early October, lasting for one month. During Ramadan, the Hui people usually eat beef and mutton.

2. Eid al-Adha: Arabic transliteration of "Eid al-Adha" means "sacrifice" and "dedication", so it is also called "Eid al-Adha" and "Loyalty and Filial Piety Festival". Hui people in most areas are called "Little Eid", which is one of the three major festivals in Islam and is usually held 70 days after Eid al-Fitr.

3. Holy Day: It is a memorial day to commemorate the birth and death of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam. Because Muhammad's birth and death happened to be on March 12 of the Islamic calendar, the Hui people are generally called "holy Ji".

4. Fatimah Festival

Fatimah Festival in Islam falls on the 14th day of Ramadan every year, that is, the 14th day of September in the Islamic calendar. Fatimah Day (also translated as Fatima) commemorates the daughter of the prophet Muhammad of Islam and the wife of Ali, the fourth Islamic caliph (transliteration in Arabic, meaning "successor").

5. Ashura Day

Islamic memorial day. The Arabic word "Ashura" is similar to ordinal numbers's "akhil" (meaning "tenth"), which refers to the Islamic calendar 1 month 10 day. Gedimu Muslims in some areas of China have the custom of chanting prayers and eating miscellaneous beans on Ashura Day to commemorate the Prophet Nuha's saving mankind.