The origin of the tatar

Tatar ethnic are mainly distributed in yining, tacheng prefecture, urumqi in xinjiang uygur autonomous region.A few scattered in burqin, genetic stability and southern xinjiang's main city.Tatar nation has its own language, belongs to the altaic turkic west Hungary dialect.On the basis of the alphabet words.Due to long-term coexistence with uygur, kazak, thus the two national language or languages also gradually become a tatar ethnic everyday language and language.Historically, tatar ethnic in town for any business.Many people are engaged in education work.More than one hundred years, tatar contributing to the development and construction in xinjiang.Today, in the tide of market economy, traditional business and the disposition of the tatar people are play the proper role.Tatar scones and pastries, the family in xinjiang.Tatar ethnic love drama, music and dance, cultural life rich and colorful.Their music dance has a unique national style, rhythm and bright, lively and beautiful.Comparison of ancient musical instrument, there are two holes "library's" (straight blow clarionet) and made of copper "corbis" (harmonica);In addition to widespread use of accordion, mandolin, lyre and violin.The dance has a wide range of people, in the festival festival, like a dance.According to the traditional habits, male role played by women in the dance.Lively, smart, bold and unrestrained dance moves.

Tatar ethnic traditional festival

1. Id al fitr

Id al fitr: also called "hari raya".Arabic for "DE Philippines tour", tatar people call it "id al fitr" in xinjiang, its meaning is "fast".According to Islam, the Muslim fasting month is September each year, called Ramadan, the last day of Ramadan to see crescent, such ceremony is held in the next day.Legends about the source of the eid al-fitr, the start-up of Islam, Mohammed in lent, full bath, and then dressed in colorful clothes clean, led the Muslim HuiLi walk outside to the wilderness, and send out such money, to indicate that sin, then xiangyan into the vulgar, gradually formed the rich national characteristic religious holiday.

A few days before the arrival of the festival, tatar ethnic people to paint the house, every family yard clean up clean, also produce all kinds of Fried food and cakes, in order to entertain guests.In xinjiang, on the morning of the day of eid al-fitr, tatar people and other ethnic Muslim to be bathed, gathered outside the mosque or wilderness, a collective HuiLi, then led by imam people swam tomb grave, and death of the grave ridging, worship.Then separately to the friends and relatives, give each other a sanzi Fried fruit and food festival.During the festival, held some places also rich variety of folk recreational activity.

2. Eid al-adha

Eid al-adha, tatar language called "directly ai", it is the transliteration of Arabic loanwords, Arabic "Carl bond", meaning "dedication".Eid al-adha, the islamic each December 10, namely "id al fitr" after 70 days.Eid al-adha, also called "eid".According to legend, Islam prophet ibrahim see Allah revelation he, in his sleep to slaughter his own son yi SiMa instrument to sacrifice, to test his faith to god.When ibrahim yes implementation promise, is to take a sword to his son, god is the angel of the technical and holding a sheep rushed to the scene, convey the will of god, to kill the sheep for slaughter son die.Since then, this day each year, islamic muslims to kill sheep slaughtered cattle, gift friends and relatives, entertain guests.

Holiday of a few days ago, tatar ethnic families all want yard clean the house, and making all kinds of pastries and food, in preparation for the festival.Holiday that day, when a man over the age of 18 to the mosque after a holiday HuiLi, families began to kill sheep, for the slaughter your ceremony.adultsThe child, men and women, old and young, wearing new clothes, walk close bunch of friends.

3. The class section

Class and class section: "and", is a tool of tatar ethnic plow their fields.According to tatar legend, due to class and produce, promote the development of tatar agricultural productivity, therefore, class and section are usually on the frozen snow melts, the earth rejuvenation of a fine son, namely between each year in spring and summer one day hold a festival, I wish the harvest good times, wish happy new life.And class this day, villagers gathered in the wild, men, women and children singing and dancing, to develop a variety of sports activities.Besides the most grand activity racing, wrestling, running, jumping, jumping channel game, etc.

4. The night day

Deng night section: traditional religious festivals of the tatar, Islam held each year July 27 each year.Tatar attaches great importance to the annual "night".Day, night to worship, prayer, said geely's words, it is forbidden to vulgar language.

Section 5. Mr Roos

Mr Roos section: at the age of tatar ethnic traditional festival, every year Islam held each August 14.The specific method and uighurs in xinjiang ur are basically identical.

6. A kind of field cricket festival

A kind of field cricket festival: tatar ethnic traditional religious festivals, Islam held each August 15th every year.The specific way and xinjiang tajik are basically identical.

Tatar ethnic customs and taboos

Tatar ethnic most taboo pig, do not eat pork.Fasting dogs, donkey and mule meat and dead livestock and fierce poultry beast of prey, fast all the blood of animals (including sheep blood).

Taboo bring pork into Muslim canteens, taboo in ditches, pools, Wells, and near dalaoba wash his clothes, and taboo in dalaobaTake a shower、swimming.Avoid indoors to relieve room together.

And talking to peopleHave a mealThe most taboo blowing your nose, spit, yawning and fart.Avoid joking with women and hands.In a public place, avoid light the body, more avoid wear vest, shorts to the tatar house.

Near the housing is not allowed, beside the water, mosques, grave, spit to talk, or pour the dirty water to the toilet.

All islamic muslims do not eat pork, don't eat natural death of animals, don't eat animal blood, don't eat not to read "in the name of" pull the slaughter of cattle, horses, goose, chicken, duck, these taboos originally derived from religious Canon, passed from generation to generation, has become a tatar ethnic people, actuallyCustoms and habits。

Tatar family meals, the elder in the gate, young people in the next seat, family population, also points out, women and children of setting up a seat;Before eating, wash hands after a meal, usable hand prey, also use chopsticks, spoon, it is forbidden to his cap, can't talk loudly, otherwise would be considered rude.