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{{Short description|Celebration of the beginning of Ramadan in the Maldives}} |
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'''Maahefun''' Celebration marks the beginning of the [[Ramadan]], Where the [[Muslims]] in [[Maldives]] celebrate the taking of their last meal before begining the month-long [[fasting]]. It is a [[traditional]] [[celebration]] where everybody gathered to have their last [[meal]] before fasting and thereafter the peoples of Maldives began to throw any living thing that moves into nearest beach, [[Fuvahmulah]] Thundi is one of the most visited places of [[Fuvahmulah]] on this Festival, People from Male and other islands of Maldives visit the closest uninhabited island on this occasion. |
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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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==References== |
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[[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.