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Maahefun is a celebration marking the beginning of
Maahefun is a celebration marking the beginning of Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
, where Muslims
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
in the Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
celebrate the taking of their last meal before beginning the month-long fasting
Fasting is the act of refraining from eating, and sometimes drinking. However, from a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight (before "breakfast"), or to the metabolic sta ...
.
The Maahefun events are arranged by families, friends, or even organizations, where the food consists of Maldivian snacks that are made from fish, coconut, and locally available root vegetables such as cassava and taro. Other ingredients include lime, chillies, and bananas.
See also
*Ramadan in Maldives Ramadan in the Maldives holds profound religious and cultural significance in the Maldives, where the population is entirely Sunni Muslim. The observance of Ramadan involves fasting from dawn to sunset, increased prayer, charity, and community gathe ...
* Maskurolhi Maskurolhi is a coconut and tuna chutneyWorld Tourism Organisation. 2003.Local Food in Tourism Policies
Findings of a WTO Secretariat Survey (June-October 2000) and an Annex on the Identification of National Food and Culinary Heritage eaten with ba ...
References
{{Ramadan Islam in the Maldives Ramadan Festivals in Asia