The wedding is the most solemn and joyous ritual among the life etiquettes. The purpose of holding a wedding ceremony...
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lygur and other ethnic minorities call circumcision as"Sunnet"or"Hetne and a circumcision ceremony as"Sunnet toy"or "Hetne toy". Originally, the circumcision is...
The grand hair-cutting ceremony is one of the most important ceremoniesf the Mongolian ethnic groupin Xinjiang in their life. According...
Full Year Ceremony A full year of life means another celebration after the baby's birth, which is also the first...
Full month birth is another ceremonial activity after the birth of a baby. When a new life has spent his/her...
People of Uygur, Hui, Uzbek, Tatar and other ethnic groups usually invite the imam to preside over the naming ceremony...
Kazak, Kirgiz and Tajik hold a birth ceremony on the day of the baby's birth. Kazak butcher a sheep especially...
Surname witnesses the inheritance of a family, and surnames of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang are no exception. Ethnic groups...
Attaching Importance to Procreation After being converted to Islam, Uygur and other ethnic groups accepted that the decision on child...
The marriage forms of each minority in Xinjiang mainly include the arranged marriage, the matchmaker introduction, the exchanged marriage, the...
The birth of a new life is a happy event for a family; therefore, all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are...
The intermarriage of the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang is mainly carried out within one ethnic. Because of strict endogamy rules...
Marriage Patterns The marriage of the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang is a typical patriarchalmarriage form characterized by monogamy and characterized...
Most traditional families of Uygur，Kazak，Kirgiz，Uzbek and Tatar where authority of the husband dominates are commonly small patriarchal families based on...
From ancient times till present, donkeys have always been one of the most important livestock of the Uygur farmers. In...
Yaks live in the alpine region throughout the year, wearing thick and long hair all over and there being dense...
Xinjiang is in the arid and semiarid zones, so people of the variety of ethnic groups in Xinjiang always possess...
Horses, camels, yaks, donkeys and a variety of wooden-wheel trucks are the major traditional means of transportation for various ethnic...
The Tajik people live a life combining cropping and husbandry. They preserve a traditional semi-fixed living form, usually building fixed...
The traditional Uygur houses are usually square plat-roofed cottages.Theskylight provides good illumination from above，so people can dry melons，fruits and grains...