Culture of Maldives
The Maldives Culture is rich with flavours from most of the seafarers who set foot on its soil.
Traditional dances and music may not be an everyday event but there are occasions where traditional music and dances are performed.
Bodu beru (big drum) performanceis the best-known form of performance of traditional music and dance where females and males participate.
Bandiyaa (a dance performed by
woman), Thaara (dance performed by male) is among the top traditional music
and dances practiced in the Maldive Islands.
Like the unique geographical formation, the cultural events and ceremonials
are unique according to the event that is celebrated or performed.
Tour the local cemeteries and feast your eyes on profusely carved tombstones that adorn the graves, shop for souvenirs carved and shaped with skill.
Buy tortoise shell ornaments, red mats, lacquer ware, pillboxes and flower vases as you tour the bustling local bazaars.
Boat building is of course an important part of local culture of Maldives.
See craftsmen at work as they create sturdy dhonis or fishing boats on your tours to tropical Maldives with Tourism in Maldives.
Bodu beru (big drum) performance is a wonderful dance, where both males and females participate alike.
Maldives Culture - Bandiyaa (a dance performed by woman) and Thaara (dance performed by male) are among the top traditional music and dances practiced in the Maldives Islands.
Culture Maldives became an important stop for Arab traders on the way to the Far East, and along with these traders came the influence of Islam.
The legend of the conversion to Islam remains a matter of controversy.
Culture Maldives - It is believed that a Moroccan traveler, Abu Barakaat Yusuf al-Barbary was responsible for this conversion, but another version credits Sheikh Yusuf Shamsuddin of Tabriz, a renowned scholar.
The cemeteries are filled with intricately carved tombstones.
There are also beautiful carvings from Holy Quran on the walls of the mosques and cemeteries.
Some of the best examples of famous Maldives art of calligraphy are found in the Islamic Center.
There are people in Culture Maldives who carve beautiful things from black corals and tortoise shells and sell them to the tourists.
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