What are the taboos of Hui nationality in daily life?

Hui nationality has a strong Islamic color in eating habits, dress decoration, birth naming, adult ceremony, weddings and funerals, festivals and other customs.

Hui people avoid calling it "death". Generally speaking, it is called "impermanence", and in some places it is called "returning to the truth" or "hairy body". "Returning to the Truth" is the name of Hui people for religious professionals and religious elites. Funeral should go through the procedures of mortuary, good face, preparation for funeral, purification, burial and commemoration of the dead. Among them, funeral ceremony is the most important part of Hui funeral.

Anyone who attends the funeral must be thoroughly purified. The host of the funeral ceremony is usually the imam of this square mosque, and some of them are determined according to the wishes of the deceased. Regardless of seniority and status, as long as they understand Islamic rules, they have high prestige among the masses.

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Hui people practice burial and advocate quick burial and thin burial. It is usually buried in the morning and afternoon, and the next morning, and the mortuary is not more than three days. Before the funeral, you should chant Buddhist scripture, "dip in water", wrap yourself in white cloth, move into the wooden frame for carrying the corpse, be carried to the mosque by relatives and friends of the deceased to perform the funeral, and then be carried to the cemetery for burial.

The traditional festivals of the Hui nationality mainly include "Big Jill" (Ji Min Festival), "Little Jill" (Eid al-Adha Festival) and holy day. The holy day is March 12, the anniversary of the birth and death of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. At that time, devout Hui people and religious figures will gather in the mosque to bathe and worship, and "chant scriptures and praise saints". Besides their own festivals, the Hui people generally celebrate the festivals of the Han people.

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