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1. The Hui Ethnic Minority
2. Dress Adornment
3. Food
4. Habitat
5. Architecture
6. Festivals
7. Music
8. Religion
9. Features

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Festivals

Lesser Bairam is the day when Moslems resume their meat diet after fasting.When the day arrives, Hui Moslems must bath and change their clothes before going to the mosque to attend the meetings and services. After the religious services, they have to chant scriptures in front of their ancestors' tombs, praying for the deceased persons and showing they have not forgotten them. After they get back from the graveyard, they offer their good wishes to the elders and neighbors. They also give each other or entertain the guests with some of the Huis' special food such as Youxiang (salted cake fried in sesame oil) and Sanzi (fried noodles).

Seventy days after the Lesser Bairam, December the tenth on the Moslem Calendar, is the Corban. This is another important holiday for the Huis. It is also called "The Feast of Slaughter" or "the Feast of Sacrifice," or colloquially "Festival of Loyalty and Obedience." It is the last day for Moslems to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and every Hui household must kill cattle and sheep to celebrate. Like the Lesser Bairam, on the day of the Corban, the Huis also gather at the mosques to hold meetings and services. When these are over, another important ceremony is given to the slaughter of cattle, sheep or camels. The meat itself is divided into three portions, one for the owners, one for their relatives and neighbors, and one to be given to the poor. After the slaughter, people visit relatives and friends, offering their good wishes for the festival.

 
 
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