Circumcision.
Circumcision, the free translation of the Arabic "Haitnai". The Hui people are commonly known as "Sunnaiti", which means "Holy Practice", and it is also called circumcision or Dingding ceremony. Hui boys are generally circumcised between the ages of 5 and 9, that is, the foreskin of the penis is removed.
Because Islam stipulates that when a boy reaches the age of twelve, he is already sensible and must begin to assume religious obligations and fulfill the religious tasks of "Destiny" and "Sunnai". In this way, some religious regulations developed over a long period of time and gradually became the customs and habits of the Hui people.
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