Kuda Eid Festival Maldives

Time of festival : First day of the month of Shawaal in the Islamic Calendar

Significance : Marks the end of Ramadan (the period of fasting)

Highlights:3-day festivity, in which people offer prayers in the mosque and prepare special feast

Kuda Eid, also known as Fithru Eid, is an important religious festivity that marks the end of Ramadan, as in the Islamic month of fasting. Usually, the Kuda Id festival of Maldives falls on the first day in the month of Shawaal, according to the Islamic calendar. It is a three day long festivity, which is observed as a public holiday period. Read to know more about Maldives Kuda Eid festival.

To celebrate the Fithru Eid Festival of Maldives, people visit the mosque early in the morning. They offer prayers and seek the divine blessings. Special feast is prepared at each house and friends and relatives are invited to join. The celebrations take place only after the new moon is sighted. Its announcement is usually done by a canon in Male and via television. 

During this special occasion, offerings are made to the poor and needy. People in Maldives dress in their best clothing for the Eid celebrations. They embrace each other and wish 'Eid Mubarak'. Also, greeting cards are exchanged. In rural islands, traditional dances like Bodu beru are performed, in which people participate enthusiastically. The festivity of Kuda Eid is celebrated with fun and frolic.

Maldives National Day

Time of festival : On the 1st of Rabee ul Awwal, the third month of the Muslim Calendar

Significance : Observes the victory of Mohammed Thakurufaanu over the Portuguese, who had colonized Maldives

Highlights : Parades and root marches

maldives national day is an important day, as it is observed to celebrate the victory of Muhammad Thakurufaanu over the Portuguese in the year 1573. According to the Islamic calendar, the National Day of Maldives falls on the 1st of Rabee ul Awwal, the third month. Read to know about the story of freedom of Maldives from the colonial rule of Portuguese.

In the year 1558, Portuguese attacked Maldives and killed the then Sultan of this country and established their own rule. It was later in 1573; Muhammad Thakurufaanu arrived here along with his companions and succeeded in ending the fifteen-year colonial rule. Today, as a part of National Day celebrations in Maldives, parades and root marches take place on the streets of Male, its capital city and other islands.