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Chinese Muslims celebrate Eid Al Fitr

2014-07-29 16:45 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Gu Liping
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Muslims pray at Niujie Mosque in China's capital on Aug 8 as they gather to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. The three-day festival marks the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting. [Zou Hong/Asianewsphoto]

Muslims pray at Niujie Mosque in China's capital on Aug 8 as they gather to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. The three-day festival marks the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting. [Zou Hong/Asianewsphoto]

Muslims here in China are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr today.

The feast that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan is one of the two most important religious holidays for Muslims.

Muslims in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, Gansu Province and part of Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous region on this day go to local mosques and pray in celebration of the conclusion of Ramadan.

A local resident who went to the morning prayers at the Yinchuan Nanguan Mosque in Ningxia said his successful business affords him to enjoy the holiday.

 

"This is a very important holiday for Muslims. My family's business is quite well now because we have benefited a lot from the government's policy and the opening market. During the festival, all the family members gather and enjoy the dinner. We also invite some friends."

Over here in Beijing, about ten thousand Muslims, including Arab expats and Muslims from other provinces went to the Niujie Mosque this morning for Eid Al-Fitr prayers.

Niujie Mosque is the oldest and largest mosque in the Chinese capital, which is home to roughly a quarter of a million Muslims.

Official census data suggests there are currently over 20 million Muslims from ten ethnic minorities living in China, with most of them in the far-off northwest regions.

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