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{{Short description|Celebration of the beginning of Ramadan in the Maldives}} |
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[[File:Maahefun Celebration at Fuvahmulah Thoondu.jpg|thumb|People celebrating Maahefun on a beach at [[Fuvahmulah]], Maldives.|alt=A photo of dark-skinned boys and girls standing, sitting and lying in wet clothes on the surf of a beach. Some palm trees stand in the background. Some women in veils are among the kids.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Maahefun''' is a celebration marking the beginning of [[Ramadan]], where [[Muslims]] in the [[Maldives]] celebrate the taking of their last meal before beginning the month-long [[fasting]].<ref name="embassy">{{cite web |date=20 May 2017 |title=Embassy of Maldives organises Maahefun 2017 for the Maldivian community in the UK |url=https://maldivesembassy.uk/index.php/media-centre/embassy-news/265-embassy-of-maldives-organises-maahefun-2017-for-the-maldivian-community-in-the-uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225002133/https://maldivesembassy.uk/index.php/media-centre/embassy-news/265-embassy-of-maldives-organises-maahefun-2017-for-the-maldivian-community-in-the-uk |archive-date=25 February 2020 |website=[[High Commission of the Maldives, London|Embassy of the Republic of Maldives, London]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Maahefun''' is a celebration marking the beginning of [[Ramadan]], where [[Muslims]] in the [[Maldives]] celebrate the taking of their last meal before beginning the month-long [[fasting]].<ref name="embassy">{{cite web | url=https://maldivesembassy.uk/index.php/media-centre/embassy-news/265-embassy-of-maldives-organises-maahefun-2017-for-the-maldivian-community-in-the-uk | |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Islam in the Maldives]] |
[[Category:Islam in the Maldives]] |
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[[Category:Ramadan]] |
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[[Category:Festivals in Asia]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:41, 12 September 2024
Maahefun is a celebration marking the beginning of Ramadan, where Muslims in the Maldives celebrate the taking of their last meal before beginning the month-long fasting.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Embassy of Maldives organises Maahefun 2017 for the Maldivian community in the UK". Embassy of the Republic of Maldives, London. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020.